Cardross railway station

For other uses, see Cardross (disambiguation).

Cardross
Cardross railway station
Location
Place	Cardross
Local authority	Argyll and Bute
Coordinates	55.960°N 4.653°W / 55.960; -4.653
Operations
Station code	CDR
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *	156,692
2004/05 *	186,479
2005/06 *	196,675
2006/07 *	194,365
2007/08 *	0.204 million
2008/09 *	0.238 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
28 May 1858	Station opened
4 November 1960	Electric train service commenced
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 Cardross from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Cardross railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cardross, Scotland. The station is 31 km (19 mi) north west of Glasgow Queen Street on the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by First ScotRail.

History

The station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway on 28 May 1858. On 4 November 1960 electric services commenced using the Class 303 EMU.

The station has undergone many refurbishments. Between October and December 2010 a major refurbishment was carried out by Network Rail, including platform surface renewals and improved disabled access.

Services

2009/2010

There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and Airdrie and westbound towards Helensburgh Central. The service was operated by Class 320s and Class 334s

2010/2011 (From 12 December 2010)

There is a daily half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and beyond to Edinburgh Waverley and westbound towards Helensburgh Central. The interim timetable pending availability of sufficient Class 334s to operate the service has on Mondays to Fridays one eastbound train per hour terminating at Airdrie.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dalreoch		First ScotRail  North Clyde Line		Craigendoran
	Historical railways
Dalreoch Line and Station open		Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway North British Railway		Craigendoran Line and Station open

References

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 ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.