Falkirk Grahamston | |
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The eastbound platform at Falkirk Grahamston railway station, looking westward | |
Location | |
Place | Falkirk |
Local authority | Falkirk |
Operations | |
Station code | FKG |
Managed by | First ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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Annual rail passenger usage | |
2004/05 * | 0.959 million |
2005/06 * | 0.941 million |
2006/07 * | 0.662 million |
2007/08 * | 0.553 million |
2008/09 * | 0.531 million |
History | |
Original company | Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
1 October 1850 | Opened as Grahamston (Falkirk)[1] |
1 February 1903 | Renamed as Falkirk Grahamston[1][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 | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falkirk Grahamston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Falkirk Grahamston railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line. Cumbernauld Line trains also terminate here. Train services are provided by First ScotRail. The "Highland Chieftain", the daily East Coast service from London King's Cross to Inverness and vice versa also calls here.
Falkirk is also served by the railway station at Falkirk High.
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The line between Polmont and Larbert was built by the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway, which was absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway prior to opening.[3] The line opened on 1 October 1850, as did the station known as Grahamston (Falkirk).[3][1] The station was renamed Falkirk Grahamston on 1 February 1903.[2] The station was rebuilt in its current form in 1986.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Haymarket | East Coast East Coast Main Line |
Stirling | ||
Polmont | First ScotRail |
Camelon | ||
Stirling | First ScotRail Highland Caledonian Sleeper (southbound only) |
Preston | ||
Camelon | First ScotRail |
Terminus | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Camelon | Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway |
Polmont | ||
Terminus | Grangemouth Railway |
Grangemouth |