Gartcosh railway station
Gartcosh  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Gartcosh |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°53′08″N 4°04′44″W / 55.8855°N 4.0788°WCoordinates: 55°53′08″N 4°04′44″W / 55.8855°N 4.0788°W |
| Grid reference | NS700677 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GRH |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2009/10 |
 0.132 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.134 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.144 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.142 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.153 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.177 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 June 1831 | Station opened |
| 5 November 1962 | Closed |
| 9 May 2005 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gartcosh from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7¾ miles (12 km) north east 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
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.[1]
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Partick via Queen St LL and to Cumbernauld.
Facilities
The station has a car park, but is not permanently staffed.[2]
References
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable May - December 2014, Table 226
- ↑ http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/GRH.aspx
External links
- Train times and station information for Gartcosh railway station from National Rail
- Pictures of Gartcosh pre and post railway station - Garnkirk and Glasgow railway
- "HRH The Princess Royal visits Gartcosh" - North Lanarkshire Council website
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Stepps | Abellio ScotRail Cumbernauld Line |
Greenfaulds | ||