Drumgelloch railway station is a railway station serving the east of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 600 yards (550 m) east[4] of the 1989 station on the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, on the site of the former Clarkston railway station. The station previously closed in 1956.[2]
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 Drumgelloch railway station looking towards Airdrie | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scotland, United Kingdom | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°52′01″N 3°57′00″W / 55.867°N 3.9501°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS781655 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DRU | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 11 August 1862 | Opened as Clarkston[2] | ||||
| 8 June 1953 | Renamed Clarkston (Lanarks)[2] | ||||
| 9 January 1956 | Closed[2] | ||||
| 6 March 2011 | Reopened as Drumgelloch[3] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.408 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 35,794 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.163 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.224 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.274 million | ||||
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History
editThe first station on the site was opened on 11 August 1862 by the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, and was named Clarkston.[2] It was renamed Clarkston (Lanarks) on 8 June 1953 by British Railways, who closed it on 9 January 1956.[2]
In 2005, the Scottish Executive announced that the closed section of line between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate would be rebuilt as a double-tracked electrified railway termed the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link. This resulted in the closure of the 1989 Drumgelloch station to be replaced by the new station 550m to the east on the site of the former Clarkston station. When the 1989 station opened, although in the Clarkston area, it took the name Drumgelloch to avoid confusion with the Clarkston station on the East Kilbride Line.[5]
It connects the Edinburgh–Bathgate line at Bathgate to the North Clyde Line at Airdrie and opens up a fourth rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The 2010 station is provided with a 336-space car park including 18 spaces for less able travellers and a dedicated area for cyclists.[4][6]
The station did not open for passenger traffic when the line opened on 12 December 2010 and passengers wishing to start or complete their journey at Drumgelloch initially had to transfer to a replacement bus service at Airdrie.[7] The station finally reopened on 6 March 2011.[3]
Services
edit2010/2011 (from 12 December 2010)
editFollowing the opening of the line between Airdrie and Bathgate,[8] the basic off-peak daytime service is:
- 2tph - Helensburgh Central to/from Edinburgh Waverley
- 2tph - Milngavie to/from Edinburgh Waverley
The evening service is:[9]
- 2tph - Helensburgh Central to/from Edinburgh Waverley
The Sunday service is:
- 2tph - Helensburgh Central to/from Edinburgh Waverley
This is subject to sufficient Class 380 being introduced into service to allow the cascade of the Class 334 from the Ayrshire Coast Line to operate the new service.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Caldercruix | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Airdrie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Plains Line open; Station closed |
Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway North British Railway |
Airdrie Line and Station open | ||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ a b c d e f Butt 1995, p. 62
- ^ a b "All Stations on Airdrie-Bathgate link now open". 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Relocated Drumgelloch Station" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ Chris, Milner (1 December 2010). "The new line A to B". The Railway Magazine. 157 (1, 317 (January 2011)). Mortons Media Ltd: 25–28.
- ^ a b "Airdrie to Bathgate - New Drumgelloch Station" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "STATION UPDATE: ARMADALE, CALDERCRUIX & DRUMGELLOCH". Network Rail: Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link Project website. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "National Rail Timetable 226; December 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Sources
edit- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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.