Balgray railway station is a new railway station that will serve communities to the south of Barrhead (particularly Springhill and Auchenback) on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.[1] The name of the new station was chosen as the station will be located next to Balgray Reservoir, part of the Dams to Darnley Country Park.
Balgray  | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Barrhead, East Renfrewshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°47′13″N 4°22′53″W / 55.7870°N 4.3815°W |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
A plan to open this station was announced by Network Rail on 23 November 2023 with construction already started already and is on track.[2] Funding for the station will come from the Glasgow City Region City Deal, and delivered in partnership with East Renfrewshire Council.
A planned railway station, Lyoncross railway station, was partially built on the line close to the location but never opened to the public. The intended location of the station can be discerned by the widening of the tracks just east of Aurs Road between Newton Mearns and Barrhead.
Another disused station, Barrhead South railway station on the Paisley and Barrhead District Railway was also located nearby.
Facilities
editThe new station is to include:
- Bus turning station for new bus routes
- Car parking
- Active travel links such as park and ride, cycling routes, bus routes and many more.
- Direct connection to Dams to Darnley Country Park.[3]
Services
editBalgray will be an intermediate station on the Glasgow Central — Neilston line.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neilston | ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines |
Patterton | ||
References
edit- ^ "New station on track for Balgray". Network Rail Media Centre. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Hakimian, Rob (12 September 2024). "£18.3M Balgray station in East Renfrewshire given go ahead". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Balgray station". Scotlands Railway. Retrieved 25 November 2023.