Kirkhill railway station

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Kirkhill
Location
Place	Kirkhill
Local authority	Glasgow
Operations
Station code	KKH
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	87,733
History
1 August 1904	Opened
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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kirkhill (source)   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Line.

[edit] History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904. Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

The station is fully operational today.

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford.

[edit] External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newton		First ScotRail Cathcart Circle		Burnside
Historical Railways
Muirend Line and station open		Caledonian Railway  Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Newton Line and station open