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Cardross railway station

Coordinates: 55°57′36″N 4°39′09″W / 55.9601°N 4.6526°W / 55.9601; -4.6526
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Cardross

Scottish Gaelic: Càrdanros[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationCardross, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates55°57′36″N 4°39′09″W / 55.9601°N 4.6526°W / 55.9601; -4.6526
Grid referenceNS344773
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCDR[2]
Fare zoneD3
History
Original companyGlasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
May or June 1858[3][4]Station opened
1960Electric train service commenced
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.145 million
2019/20Decrease 0.121 million
2020/21Decrease 68,212
2021/22Increase 0.111 million
2022/23Increase 0.126 million
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated23 February 1996
Reference no.LB42918[5]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

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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

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A Class 320 EMU calls at Cardross in 2009

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

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Passenger Volume at Cardross[12]
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

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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 National Rail National Rail 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

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Butt (1995)
  4. ^ Quick 2022, p. 120.
  5. ^ "CARDROSS, STATION ROAD, RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. p=120.
  8. ^ "Cardross Railway Station from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ DEM, David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE (3 December 2012). "Paisley Canal electrification". Rail Engineer. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Helensburgh Heritage" (PDF). helensburgh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  11. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  13. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

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