Bearsden railway station

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Bearsden

Location

Place

Bearsden

Local authority

East Dunbartonshire

Operations

Station code

BRN

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.324 million

History

Key dates

Opened 1863

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bearsden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Bearsden railway station is a railway station in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Line's.

The name is unusual in that the current name of the town, which was originally New Kilpatrick, was taken from the station name, rather than the town giving its name to the station.

[edit] Services

Trains to Glasgow operate on a regular schedule, with a departure once every 15 minutes on Mon. to Sat. daytimes. Two trains per hour go via Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line, while the other two travel via Queen Street on the North Clyde Line.

Trains also go northbound towards Milngavie, Monday to Saturdays daytimes every 15 minutes and half-hourly evenings and Sundays.