Kirkhill railway station

Kirkhill National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire

Kirkhill railway station in 1979
Location
Place Cambuslang
Local authority South Lanarkshire
Coordinates 55°48′51″N 4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°W / 55.8141; -4.1678Coordinates: 55°48′51″N 4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°W / 55.8141; -4.1678
Grid reference NS642600
Operations
Station code KKH
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Decrease 93,878
2011/12 Decrease 91,830
2012/13 Decrease 88,316
2013/14 Decrease 76,282
2014/15 Decrease 74,922
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping
1 August 1904 Opened[1]
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kirkhill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill area of the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Newton Line.

History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904.[1] Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. From 1948 until 1997, services were operated by the nationalised British Railways who electrified the route in 1962.

The station was provided with a Swiss Chalet style building on the tunnel above the east of the station, which was demolished in the late 1990s.

Services

From 1974

Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line the basic service was:

From 1979

Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:

From 2005

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Burnside   Abellio ScotRail
Cathcart Circle
  Newton
Historical railways
Burnside
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  Newton
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
and Glasgow Central Railway
  Carmyle
Line partially open; station open

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 136
  2. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

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