Lenzie railway station
Lenzie | |
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Location | |
Place | Lenzie |
Local authority | East Dunbartonshire |
Coordinates | 55°55′17″N 4°09′15″W / 55.9213°N 4.1542°WCoordinates: 55°55′17″N 4°09′15″W / 55.9213°N 4.1542°W |
Grid reference | NS655719 |
Operations | |
Station code | LNZ |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
2002/03 | 0.637 million |
2004/05 | 0.775 million |
2005/06 | 0.793 million |
2006/07 | 0.794 million |
2007/08 | 0.782 million |
2008/09 | 0.840 million |
2009/10 | 0.804 million |
2010/11 | 0.820 million |
2011/12 | 0.823 million |
2012/13 | 0.823 million |
2013/14 | 0.783 million |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | SPT |
History | |
Original company | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (E&G) |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway (NB) |
Post-grouping | LNER |
5 July 1848 | Opened as Kirkintilloch Junction[1] |
December 1849 | Renamed Campsie Junction[1][2] |
November 1867 | Renamed Lenzie Junction[2][3] |
June 1890 | Renamed Lenzie[3] |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lenzie from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
UK Railways portal |
Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line, 6 1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served by Abellio ScotRail.
History
The station was opened as Kirkintilloch Junction on 5 July 1848 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,[1] being renamed three times by the North British Railway, to Campsie Junction in December 1849,[2] Lenzie Junction in November 1867[3] and finally Lenzie in June 1890.[3]
To the east of the station was a complex of junctions which allowed eastbound trains to travel to Kirkintilloch via the Campsie Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction (both with the Caledonian Railway Main Line) to Coatbridge Sunnyside via the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.[4]
Services
Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow and northbound to Dunblane or Alloa (hourly to each).[5]
In addition to the off peak services, there are a few morning services to Edinburgh via Falkirk High and a limited evening service to Falkirk Grahamston. The latter was formerly served from here throughout the day, but the Glasgow to Falkirk Grahamston service was re-routed to run via Cumbernauld in the mid 1990s to free up paths on the main line.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction to Glasgow and Alloa.[5]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Bishopbriggs | Abellio ScotRail Croy Line |
Croy | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Bishopbriggs Station and line open |
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway North British Railway |
Croy Station and line open | ||
Campsie Branch North British Railway |
Back o' Loch Halt Station and line closed | |||
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway North British Railway |
Coatbridge Sunnyside Station open; line closed |
References
Notes
Sources
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
External links
- "Local travel information for Lenzie".
- "RAILSCOT on the Campsie Branch of the North British Railway". Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- "RAILSCOT on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway". Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- Video on the infrastructure and Environs of Lenzie railway station