Cardross railway station
Cardross railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cardross, Scotland. The station is 19 miles (31 km) north west of Glasgow Queen Street on the North Clyde Line positioned on the banks of the north side of the river Clyde. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail. The station has two platforms and a footbridge as well as a level crossing mainly used by the nearby sawmill.
Cardross  | |
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| Scottish Gaelic: Càrdanros[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Cardross |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Coordinates | 55.9601°N 4.6526°W |
| Grid reference | NS344773 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CDR |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 |  |
| 2015/16 | |
| 2016/17 | |
| 2017/18 | |
| 2018/19 |  |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| Zone | D3 |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 28 May 1858[2] | Station opened |
| 4 November 1960 | Electric train service commenced |
| Listed status | |
| Listing grade | Category C |
| Entry number | LB42918[3] |
| Added to list | 23 February 1996 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cardross from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
History
The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway on 28 May 1858.[2] On 4 November 1960 electric services commenced using the Class 303 EMU. from 2002, class 334 electric multiple units replaced the class 303 trains.
The station has undergone many refurbishments. Between October and December 2010 a major refurbishment was carried out by Network Rail, including platform surface renewals and improved disabled access.
Services
2009/2010
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie and westbound towards Helensburgh Central. The service was operated by Class 320s and Class 334s
2010/2011 (From 12 December 2010)
There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond to Edinburgh Waverley and westbound towards Helensburgh Central. The interim timetable pending availability of sufficient Class 334s to operate the service has on Mondays to Fridays one eastbound train per hour terminating at Airdrie.
2020
In 2020, There is a regular half hourly service 7 days a week to both Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh Waverley via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Bathgate, Trains to Edinburgh run express from Dalmuir calling only at Hyndland and Partick before arriving into Glasgow City Centre. These are operated using Class 334 EMUs. In addition, There is an early morning service from Oban which calls here calling at Dumbarton Central, Singer, Maryhill and Possilpark, This operates via the Maryhill line, This is operated using a Class 156 DMU.
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalreoch | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Craigendoran | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dalreoch Line and Station open |
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway North British Railway |
Craigendoran Line and Station open | ||
References
Notes
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt (1995)
- "CARDROSS, STATION ROAD, RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
Sources
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- 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.
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