Kirkhill railway station

Kirkhill National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire

Kirkhill railway station in 1979
Location
Place Cambuslang
Local authority South Lanarkshire
Coordinates 55°48′51″N 4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°WCoordinates: 55°48′51″N 4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°W
Grid reference NS642600
Operations
Station code KKH
Managed by ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   87,733
2005/06 Increase 93,651
2006/07 Increase 98,180
2007/08 Decrease 94,049
2008/09 Decrease 92,426
2009/10 Increase 98,280
2010/11 Decrease 93,878
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
1 August 1904 Opened[1]
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kirkhill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill area of the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Newton Line.

History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904.[1] Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. From 1948 until 1997, services were operated by the nationalised British Railways who electrified the route in 1962.

The station was provided with a Swiss Chalet style building on the tunnel above the east of the station, which was demolished in the late 1990s.

Services

From 1974

Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line the basic service was:

From 1979

Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:

From 2005

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Burnside   ScotRail
Cathcart Circle
  Newton
Historical railways
Burnside
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
  Newton
Line and station open
Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
and Glasgow Central Railway
Carmyle
Line partially open; station open

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Butt (1995), page 136

Sources