Blantyre railway station
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| Blantyre | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Blantyre | ||
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BLT | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.273 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | SPT | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blantyre (source) | |||
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Blantyre railway station serves the burgh of Blantyre, near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Argyle Line 14 km (8¾ miles) south east of Glasgow Central railway station (Low Level). Passenger services are provided by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
Originally a Victorian style station featuring two wooden station buildings, one on each of the two platforms, these were demolished in the late 1970s when the line was first electrified. It was replaced by a modern building on the western side of the line.
Originally served by steam trains and later diesel multiple units, the line originally connected Blantyre to Glasgow Central High Level. Upon development of the Argyle Line it was connected through to the western fringes of Glasgow and services are now worked by electric multiple units.
[edit] Services
[edit] 2006/07
Monday to Saturdays, 4 trains per hour go to Glasgow Central Low Level, before continuing to (Dalmuir/Milngavie) northbound. Southbound a half-hourly service operates to Motherwell via Airbles; one of these per hour continues to Lanark via Holytown. Additionally a half-hourly Larkhall express service calls at Blantyre before continuing up to Hamilton Central then onto the Larkhall line and terminating. Blantyre has a half-hourly service on Sundays between Motherwell and Balloch via Airbles and Yoker/Singer.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Blantyre railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Blantyre railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hamilton West | First ScotRail |
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