Bishopbriggs railway station

Bishopbriggs
Looking east (towards Lenzie) from the footbridge.
Location
Place Bishopbriggs
Local authority East Dunbartonshire
Operations
Station code BBG
Managed by First ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 0.503 million
2005/06 * 0.540 million
2006/07 * 0.555 million
2007/08 * 0.591 million
2008/09 * 0.882 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Opened 21 February 1842[1]
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bishopbriggs from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Bishopbriggs railway station is a railway station serving Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line 6 km (3ΒΌ miles) north of Glasgow Queen Street, but is currently only served by SPT services on the Croy Line.

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History

Bishopbriggs was one of the original stations on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, opened in 1842. During the 1960s, the station was scheduled for closure under the Beeching Axe, but a local campaign managed to save it, although the original station buildings and footbridge were demolished.

They were replaced by a modular ticket office and waiting room, as well as a new footbridge. The ticket office and waiting room was replaced with a modern glass and steel building in 2002, of a similar design to that at Croy railway station.

Present day

There are currently proposals to extend the platforms at Bishopbriggs station during 2009 in order to facilitate the operation of six-car trains on services between Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling.[2]

Absolutely no parking on nearby streets and no car park.

Services are provided by First ScotRail, primarily using Class 170 Turbostar trains.

The station was briefly featured in Bill Forsyth's 1980 film That Sinking Feeling.

Services

2006/07

Change at Croy for Edinburgh or at Stirling for Alloa, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen.

From May 2008

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Glasgow Queen Street   First ScotRail

Croy Line

  Lenzie
Historical railways
Cowlairs   Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway

North British Railway

  Lenzie

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