Scotstounhill railway station

Scotstounhill railway station serves Scotstounhill in Glasgow, Scotland.[3] The station lies on the Argyle and North Clyde lines, serving the districts of Scotstoun and Knightswood, with trains to and from Glasgow Central or Queen Street stations and on into the east end.

Scotstounhill

Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Scotstoun[1]
National Rail
View from Platform 1 looking west towards Dalmuir
General information
LocationScotstounhill, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°53′06″N 4°21′09″W / 55.8849°N 4.3524°W / 55.8849; -4.3524
Grid referenceNS529682
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSCH
History
Original companyGlasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1883[2]Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.459 million
2019/20Decrease 0.456 million
2020/21Decrease 75,196
2021/22Increase 0.238 million
2022/23Increase 0.294 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Services

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  • 2tph to Whifflet via Glasgow Central Low Level, with one through to Motherwell
  • 2tph to Cumbernauld via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
  • 4tph to Dalmuir, with 2 continuing through to Dumbarton Central

Additional services to/from Garscadden stop at peak periods. On Sundays there are 2tph to Balloch and to Glasgow Central L.L (and thence alternately to Larkhall and Motherwell via the Hamilton Circle).[4]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Jordanhill   ScotRail
Argyle Line
  Garscadden
Jordanhill   ScotRail
North Clyde Line
  Garscadden
  Historical railways  
Anniesland   North British Railway
Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
  Yoker
Jordanhill   North British Railway
Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
 

Notes

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  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Scotstounhill Station (Mitchell Library, Glasgow Collection, Postcards Collection, 1910), The Glasgow Story
  4. ^ Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

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