Mount Vernon railway station

Not to be confused with Mount Vernon North railway station.
For the station in Baltimore, Maryland, see Mt. Vernon station (Light RailLink).

Mount Vernon
National Rail
Mount Vernon in 2017, following electrification
General information
LocationMount Vernon, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′26″N 4°07′57″W / 55.8405°N 4.1326°W / 55.8405; -4.1326
Grid referenceNS665628
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMTV
History
Original companyRutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
8 January 1866Opened[1]
16 August 1943Closed[1]
4 October 1993Re-opened[1]
Passengers
2019/20Increase 67,216
2020/21Decrease 8,956
2021/22Increase 33,444
2022/23Increase 44,158
2023/24Increase 60,072
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Mount Vernon railway station is a railway station located in the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line (a branch of the more extensive Argyle Line), 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) east of Glasgow Central. Train services are provided by ScotRail.

History

The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway opened a station on this site in 1866. It was closed to passengers in 1943, although the line through it remained open for passenger services until 1966. It was rebuilt and reopened as Mount Vernon on 4 October 1993 by British Rail.

Services

From 1993

Following the electrification of the line in 2014, a half-hourly service has operated to and from Dalmuir on Mondays to Saturdays. One train per hour each way is extended to/from Motherwell.[2] There is also an all-year hourly service each way on Sundays for the first time since the line reopened in 1993 (Sunday services had previously operated only on the four weeks up to Christmas for shoppers). Prior to electrification, the service was operated by Class 156s and 158s, and ran to/from Glasgow Central High Level.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Baillieston   ScotRail
Argyle Line
   Carmyle
  Historical railways  
Baillieston   Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Caledonian Railway
   Carmyle

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Butt (1995), p. 165
  2. ^ GB National Rail Timetable Dec 2014-May 2015, Table 225

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Media related to Mount Vernon railway station at Wikimedia Commons


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