Garscadden railway station

Garscadden

Scottish Gaelic: Gart Sgadain[1]
National Rail
A Class 334 at Garscadden station
General information
LocationGarscadden, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°53′15″N 4°21′50″W / 55.8874°N 4.3638°W / 55.8874; -4.3638
Grid referenceNS521685
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGRS
History
Opened5 November 1960
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.231 million
2020/21Decrease 31,798
2021/22Increase 0.119 million
2022/23Increase 0.150 million
2023/24Increase 0.193 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Garscadden railway station serves Garscadden in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line.

History

The station is located on the former Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway, between Hyndland and Dalmuir which opened in 1882 (though through services to Dalmuir did not start until 1897, when the company was also taken over by the North British Railway). The station here though wasn't opened until 5 November 1960 by British Rail, as part of the North Clyde Line modernisation and electrification scheme.[2]

Services

The station is served by trains between Dalmuir, Yoker and Partick, which then continue into both main Glasgow stations. There are also peak-hour-only services beginning and terminating at Garscadden, mostly on the Argyle Line (via Glasgow Central Low Level). These enter service (or leave service after terminating here) from the adjacent Yoker TMD reception sidings.

Trains operate 4 x hourly (Mondays to Saturdays) from Garscadden to Glasgow City Centre, with two going to Glasgow Central Low Level and two going to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level. Those to Central continue to Whifflet and Motherwell (alternate trains only), whilst the Queen St trains run to Springburn. In the opposite direction, trains originate from either Cumbernauld or Motherwell via the Hamilton Circle line.[3]

The service on Sundays is provided by the Balloch to Larkhall (hourly) or Motherwell via Whifflet (hourly) trains.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Scotstounhill   ScotRail
Argyle Line
   Yoker
Scotstounhill   ScotRail
North Clyde Line
   Yoker

References

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Glasgow Electric - The Story of Glasgow's New Electric Railway, p.12 Blake, George; British Rail publicity pamphlet, The Railways Archive ; Retrieved 2014-02-10
  3. ^ Table 225 & 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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