| Drumgelloch | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Druim Gailleach | |
| Drumgelloch railway station looking towards Airdrie | |
| Location | |
| Place | Airdrie |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Grid reference | NS781655 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DRU |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| History | |
| Original company | Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 11 August 1862 | Opened as Clarkston[1] |
| 8 June 1953 | Renamed Clarkston (Lanarks)[1] |
| 9 January 1956 | Closed[1] |
| 6 March 2011 | Reopened as Drumgelloch[2] |
| 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 | |
The new Drumgelloch railway station is a railway station serving the east of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 550m east[3] of the 1989 station on the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, on the site of the former Clarkston railway station. The station previously closed in 1956.[1]
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The first station on the site was opened on 11 August 1862 by the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, and was named Clarkston.[1] It was renamed Clarkston (Lanarks) on 8 June 1953 by British Railways, who closed it on 9 January 1956.[1]
In 2005, the Scottish Executive announced that the closed section of line between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate will be rebuilt as a double tracked electrified railway and has been termed the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link. This resulted in the closure of the 1989 Drumgelloch station to be replaced by the new station 550m to the east on the site of the former Clarkston station. When the 1989 station opened, although in the Clarkston area of it took the name Drumgelloch to avoid confusion with the Clarkston station on the East Kilbride Line.[4]
It connects the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line at Bathgate to the North Clyde Line at Airdrie and opens up a fourth rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The 2010 station is provided with a 336 space car park including 18 spaces for less able travellers and a dedicated area for cyclists.[3][5]
The station did not open for passenger traffic when the line opened on 12 December 2010 and passengers wishing to start or complete their journey at Drumgelloch initially had to transfer to a replacement bus service at Airdrie.[6] The station finally re-opened on 6 March 2011.[2]
Following the opening of the line between Airdrie and Bathgate,[7] the basic off-peak daytime service is:
The evening service is:
The Sunday service is:
This is subject to sufficient Class 380 being introduced into service to allow the cascade of the Class 334 from the Ayrshire Coast Line to operate the new service.[5]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldercruix | First ScotRail |
Airdrie | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Plains Line open; Station closed |
Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway |
Airdrie Line and Station open |
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