Dalmarnock railway station

Dalmarnock Scottish Gaelic: Dail Meàrnaig
Dalmarnock station (pre-2014 refurbishment), looking towards the tunnel
General information
Location	Dalmarnock, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55°50′33″N 4°13′03″W
Grid reference	NS612631
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DAK
History
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 November 1895	Opened
5 October 1964	Closed
5 November 1979	Re-opened
3 June 2012	Temporarily closed for refurbishment
23 May 2013	Re-opened after refurbishment
Passengers
2019/20	0.420 million
2020/21	72,720
2021/22	0.227 million
2022/23	0.256 million
2023/24	0.404 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dalmarnock railway station, serving the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow, Scotland, lies on the Argyle Line, two and a quarter miles (3.6 km) southeast of Glasgow Central. The northern ends of the side platforms are within a tunnel (refer image). Revamped for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the station is a 15-minute walk from the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, and Celtic football club's Celtic Park stadium at Parkhead. Due to this, The station is busy on matchdays and a queueing system takes place on Swanson Street

History

1879–1964 overview

On the viaduct, at the north side of Dalmarnock Road, was the Caledonian Railway high-level station called Bridgeton. Opened on 1 April 1879, on what was then the London Road branch, it closed when the current station opened on 1 November 1895.

Main article: The Switchback (CR)

The siding from the nearby rail yard to the gas works passed under the viaduct, above the current platform area, and across the Swanston Street level crossing. All remnants have since been demolished.

The low-level station closed on 5 October 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe, but the station and tunnel remained intact.

1979 reopening

At the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, the station was served by six trains per hour on Mondays to Saturdays. in the westerly direction all went to Dalmuir, with three via Yoker and three via Singer. Two of these were extended to Dumbarton Central. In the easterly direction all trains travelled around the Hamilton Circle to Motherwell three in the clockwise direction passing through Bellshill prior to Motherwell and three passing through Hamilton Central first. The limited stop Milngavie to/from Lanark trains did not stop at Dalmarnock.

Station refurbishment

The station underwent a full revamp in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, being handy to the athletes' village and several venues. Lifts were installed and a new street-level entrance and ticket office constructed along with landscaping aimed at better connecting the station environs to the nearby River Clyde and Glasgow Green. The station was temporarily closed for renovation on 4 June 2012 and was scheduled to reopen in November 2012, but the closure was extended to spring 2013 because of major problems over groundworks. The station reopened to passengers on 20 May 2013.

Flooding

Record rainfalls have often led to flooding of the station and closure for a period of several hours in 1903, two days in 1907, several hours in 1935 with water reaching platform height, one day for the whole underground in 1938, several weeks in 2002, several hours in 2017 (images), several hours in 2019, and two days in 2020.

Services

Railways in the Parkhead area
City of Glasgow Union Railway The Switchback (CR) (CoGUR) Alexandra Parade Kennyhill Goods (SB CR) (CoGUR) Haghill Goods (CoGUR) Duke Street Haghill Junction (CB NBR) Camlachie Goods Coatbridge Branch (NBR)   Parkhead North (CB NBR)   Coatbridge Branch (NBR) Glasgow Central Railway Parkhead Forge Siding (SB CR) (GCR) Bridgeton Parkhead Forge Junction London Road Goods (SB CR) London Road Junction (GCR) Dalmarnock Dalmarnock (SB CR) Strathclyde Junction (GCR) Bridgeton Goods Parkhead Stadium (GCR) River Clyde Glasgow Central Railway Glasgow Central Railway
Railways
CB NBR Coatbridge Branch (NBR) CoGUR City of Glasgow Union Railway (Joint G&SWR and NBR) GCR Glasgow Central Railway (CR) SB CR The Switchback (CR)

Passenger trains per hour
Direction	Terminus	Via	Mon–Sat	Sun (10am–6pm)
Eastbound	Cumbernauld	Motherwell, Airbles	1
	Motherwell	Hamilton Central or Whifflet	2	3
	Larkhall	Hamilton Central	2	1
	Whifflet		1
Westbound	Dalmuir	Yoker or Singer	2
	Milngavie		2	2
	Balloch		2	2

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rutherglen		ScotRail Argyle Line		Bridgeton
	Historical railways
Rutherglen		Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway		Bridgeton Cross
Rutherglen		Caledonian Railway London Road branch		London Road

References

• 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.

External links

• Record and images for Dalmarnock Station at Canmore.org.uk