Dalmarnock railway station

Dalmarnock
Dalmarnock station, looking towards the tunnel
Location
Place	Dalmarnock
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates	55.8424°N 4.2176°W / 55.8424; -4.2176
Operations
Station code	DAK
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	48,618
2005/06 *	58,081
2006/07 *	61,109
2007/08 *	61,209
2008/09 *	79,876
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
Original company	Glasgow Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
1 November 1895	Opened
5 October 1964	Closed
5 November 1979	Re-opened
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 Dalmarnock from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Railways in Parkhead area

Legend City of Glasgow Union Railway Alexandra Parade (CoGUR) The Switchback (CR) Haghill Goods (CoGUR) Kennyhill Goods (SB CR) Duke Street (CoGUR)  Haghill Junction Camlachie Goods (CB NBR)   Parkhead North (CB NBR) Parkhead Forge Siding (SB CR) Parkhead Forge Junction Bridgeton (GCR)   Parkhead Stadium (GCR) London Road Goods (SB CR) London Road Junction Dalmarnock (GCR) Dalmarnock (1841) (SB CR) Bridgeton Goods (GCR) Strathclyde Junction River Clyde Glasgow Central Railway Railways: CB NBR - Coatbridge Branch (NBR) CoGUR - City of Glasgow Union Railway (Joint G&SWR and NBR) GCR - Glasgow Central Railway (CR) SB CR - The Switchback (CR)

Dalmarnock railway station serves the area of Dalmarnock, Glasgow. It is a station on the Argyle Line, 4 km (2¼ miles) south east of Glasgow Central. The northern part of the station is situated in a tunnel (as seen in the image).

History

Adjacent was a high level station which was opened on 24 June 1841 and closed when the current station opened on 1 November 1895. This iron bridge (crossing the A749 adjacent to Swanston Street) was removed in June 2009, however the original embankments remain. This route belonged to the Caledonian Railway and was referred to as The Switchback

Locale

The station is 15 minutes walk away from Celtic football club's Parkhead stadium. This is the second station to bear this name.

Station refurbishment

The station is due to undergo a full revamp in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games due to its close proximity to site of the athletes' village and several venues.

Services

1979

At the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979 the station was served by 6 trains per hour on Mondays to Saturdays. in the westerly direction all went to Dalmuir, with three via Yoker and three via Singer. Two of these were extended to Dumbarton Central. In the easterly direction all trains travelled around the Hamilton Circle to Motherwell three in the clockwise direction passing through Bellshill prior to Motherwell and three passing through Hamilton Central first. The limited stop Milngavie to/from Lanark trains did not stop at Dalmarnock.

2008

Monday to Saturdays, four trains per hour head westbound towards Glasgow Central and beyond (Milngavie and Dalmuir) and four trains per hour go eastbound towards Motherwell (with services onward to Lanark).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rutherglen		First ScotRail Argyle Line		Bridgeton
	Historical railways
Rutherglen		Glasgow Central Railway Caledonian Railway		Bridgeton
Rutherglen		The Switchback Caledonian Railway		London Road

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. 
• RAILSCOT on Glasgow Central Railway
• RAILSCOT on The Switchback Line