Springburn railway station
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Springburn | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Springburn | ||
Local authority | Glasgow | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | SPR | ||
Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
Platforms in use | 4 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2002/03 * | 142,566 | ||
2004/05 * | 203,452 | ||
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 Springburn from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Springburn Railway Station serves the Springburn district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is 2 km (1¼ miles) north of Glasgow Queen Street (High level) station on the Cumbernauld Line and is a terminus of the Springburn branch, a spur from Bellgrove Station, on the North Clyde Line.
Cumbernauld Line trains, running from Queen Street High Level, and run direct to Springburn via a chord that was opened in 1993. Before that the train would run into a loop adjacent to Eastfield depot, as the driver would walk from one end of the train to the other cab. Prior to this arrangement, Cumbernauld trains would terminate at Springburn.
Springburn station has 4 platforms, 2 are through. Two through goods lines used to run past the station, before the goods yard was shut and the track lifted.
[edit] Services
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On the Cumbernauld Line Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service from Springburn to Glasgow Queen Street southbound and to Cumbernauld northbound (hourly to Falkirk Grahamston). On Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
On the North Clyde Line Mondays to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service to Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level) and beyond to Dalmuir and Balloch. There is no service on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Terminus | First ScotRail |
Barnhill | ||
Glasgow Queen Street | First ScotRail Cumbernauld Line |
Stepps | ||
Historical Railways | ||||
End on connection with E&GR | City of Glasgow Union Railway |
Barnhill | ||
Bishopbriggs | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
End on connection with CofGUR |
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.