Cardross railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Cardross, Argyll and Bute Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°57′36″N 4°39′09″W / 55.9601°N 4.6526°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS344773 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CDR[2] | ||||
| Fare zone | D3 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| May or June 1858[3][4] | Station opened | ||||
| 1960 | Electric train service commenced | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | |||||
| 2020/21 | |||||
| 2021/22 | |||||
| 2022/23 | |||||
| 2023/24 | |||||
Listed Building – Category C(S) | |||||
| Designated | 23 February 1996 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB42918[5] | ||||
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Cardross railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cardross, Scotland. The station is 19 miles 50 chains (31.6 km) from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Singer and Maryhill.[6] It is on the North Clyde Line between Dalreoch and Craigendoran, positioned on the banks of the north side of the River Clyde. The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate all services.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway on 28 May,[3] 31 May,[7] or 7 June 1858.[7] The line was electrified in 1960.[8][9] There were some goods sidings here previously - possibly built in the late 1940s - but these were removed in the mid-1960s with the end of regular freight movements on the line.[10]
Facilities
[edit]The station is well equipped with shelters, help points and benches on both platforms, as well as a ticket office on bike racks on platform 1, with a car park adjacent. Both platforms have step-free access, and are linked by both a footbridge and a level crossing. Platform 1 unusually has five different points of access, plus others from platform 2, via the footbridge.[11]
Passenger volume
[edit]| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 156,692 | 186,479 | 196,675 | 194,365 | 204,476 | 238,070 | 226,918 | 227,656 | 230,504 | 227,026 | 227,826 | 180,394 | 164,610 | 145,004 | 142,808 | 145,428 | 121,228 | 68,212 | 110,812 | 126,248 |
The statistics cover twelve-month periods that start in April.
Services
[edit]On weekdays and Saturdays, there is typically a half-hourly service westbound to Helensburgh Central, and eastbound to Edinburgh Waverley, via Glasgow Queen Street low-level and Airdrie, which skips stations between Dalmuir and Hyndland. On Sundays, the service remains half-hourly, but trains serve all stations via Singer. Trains operating to the West Highland Line do not stop here, except for one departure in the morning, which runs to Glasgow Queen Street via Maryhill.[13]
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalreoch | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Craigendoran | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dalreoch Line and Station open |
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway North British Railway |
Craigendoran Line and Station open | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b Butt (1995)
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 120.
- ^ "CARDROSS, STATION ROAD, RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 83. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. p=120.
- ^ "Cardross Railway Station from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ DEM, David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE (3 December 2012). "Paisley Canal electrification". Rail Engineer. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Helensburgh Heritage" (PDF). helensburgh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206
Bibliography
[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.
- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Cardross railway station from National Rail