Coatbridge Central railway station
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| Coatbridge Central railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Coatbridge |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°51′47″N 4°01′55″W / 55.863°N 4.032°WCoordinates: 55°51′47″N 4°01′55″W / 55.863°N 4.032°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CBC |
| 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 | |
| 2002/03 * | 22,290 |
| 2004/05 * | 35,300 |
| 2005/06 * | 37,559 |
| 2006/07 * | 42,387 |
| 2007/08 * | 41,723 |
| 2008/09 * | 60,818 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| March 1842 | Opened as Coatbridge[1] |
| 8 June 1953 | Renamed as Coatbridge Central[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 Coatbridge Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Coatbridge Central railway station is located in the town of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line. Train services are provided by First ScotRail.
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[edit] Architecture and history
The station was original named Coatbridge.[1] It was renamed Coatbridge Central in 1953 after the 1826 Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway station named Coatbridge Central had closed in 1951.
The existing station layout is the result of a re-build by the Caledonian Railway in 1900, but the platform level buildings were demolished in the 1970s when the station was a likely candidate for closure due to dwindling patronage and services.
Access to the station is now by a ramp from West Canal Street leading to the Down (Cumbernauld bound) platform with access to the Motherwell-bound island platform via the original underpass. Original access to both platforms of the station was via this underpass from the category C(S)[2] listed two-floor structure at the end of the station.
With a container terminal just north of the station, and the location on link between the West Coast Main Line and the lines to Grangemouth, Stirling and points north, there are also freight trains passing through the station.
[edit] Passenger services
[edit] 2006/07
An hourly train operates to Motherwell and Cumbernauld. This is operated as a Class 156 diagram.
Furthermore, there are a few peak time services on the Argyle Line which terminate at the station, operated by a mixture of Class 318 and Class 334 trains. These services call at Whifflet before joining the "main" Argyle line at Motherwell, operating to Milngavie and Dalmuir.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Greenfaulds | First ScotRail |
Whifflet | ||
| Terminus | First ScotRail Argyle Line (peak only) |
Whifflet | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Glenboig | Caledonian Railway Main Line |
Whifflet | ||
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 64
- ^ [|Historic Scotland]; Listing Team. "Historic Scotland Listed Building Report" (HTML). Scottish Ministers' Statutory List. Room 2.20, Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SH: Crown Copyright. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=49871. Retrieved 2011-04-06HB Number 49871
[edit] 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.
