Gartcosh railway station

Gartcosh

Scottish Gaelic: Gart a' Chòis[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationGartcosh, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°53′08″N 4°04′44″W / 55.8855°N 4.0788°W / 55.8855; -4.0788
Grid referenceNS700677
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGRH
History
Original companyGarnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1831 (1831-06-01)Opened
5 November 1962Closed
9 May 2005Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.173 million
2020/21Decrease 26,948
2021/22Increase 96,136
2022/23Increase 0.135 million
2023/24Increase 0.173 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi (12 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) station.

The station was opened on 9 May 2005 by The Princess Royal. The station was built at a cost of over £3 million, provided by Strathclyde Passenger Transport and North Lanarkshire council, on the site of the previous Gartcosh station that closed in 1962.

Services

2017

Monday to Saturday there are three trains per hour from Gartcosh to Glasgow Queen Street westbound and Cumbernauld eastbound with an hourly service continuing to Falkirk Grahamston. Two of the westbound services run via Queen St Low Level to Partick and Dalmuir over the North Clyde Line whilst the other (the service to/from Falkirk) terminates at Queen St High Level.[2]

On Sundays there is an hourly service to Partick via Queen St LL and to Cumbernauld.

2018/19

From December 2018, a new half hourly Glasgow - Edinburgh via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston service started, replacing the hourly DMU service and taking over the existing EMU service between Springburn and Cumbernauld. The service uses new Class 385 EMUs.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Stepps   ScotRail
Cumbernauld Line
   Greenfaulds

Facilities

The station has a car park, but is not permanently staffed.[3]

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. ^ GB National Rail Timetable May - December 2014, Table 226
  3. ^ "Gartcosh (GRH)". National Rail Enquiries.


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