Kilpatrick railway station

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Kilpatrick
Location
Place	Old Kilpatrick
Local authority	West Dunbartonshire
Operations
Station code	KPT
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	0.056 million *
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Kilpatrick railway station serves the village Old Kilpatrick in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the North Clyde Line, 18 km (11½ miles) west of Glasgow and the Argyle Line on Sundays.

Part of the station sits under the North end of the Erskine bridge with Lusset Park overlooking the station from above and access to Station Road is from the South side (Westbound platform). The Lusset Glen is also accessible from the westbound platform.

[edit] Station Building

The station is a split, two-platform station with ramp access and a small ticket office. There is no auto-announcement system at present.in september 1989 an armed robbery took place and the two men held up the member of staff with double barrel shotguns after this crime the station has been unmanned till present day

[edit] Services

From Kilpatrick, there is a half-hourly service to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (usually Airdrie railway station/ Motherwell on the Argyle Line on Sundays) served by SPT livery Class 320s.

Westbound there is a half-hourly daily to Balloch.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Kilpatrick railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Kilpatrick railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dalmuir		First ScotRail North Clyde Line		Bowling