Gartcosh railway station
Gartcosh | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Gart a' Chòis[1] |
| Location | North Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°53′08″N 4°04′44″W / 55.8855°N 4.0788°W |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GRH |
| History | |
| Original company | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1831 | Opened |
| 5 November 1962 | Closed |
| 9 May 2005 | Reopened |
Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi (12 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) station.
The station was opened on 9 May 2005 by The Princess Royal. The station was built at a cost of over £3 million, provided by Strathclyde Passenger Transport and North Lanarkshire council, on the site of the previous Gartcosh station that closed in 1962.
Services
2017
Monday to Saturday there are three trains per hour from Gartcosh to Glasgow Queen Street westbound and Cumbernauld eastbound with an hourly service continuing to Falkirk Grahamston. Two of the westbound services run via Queen St Low Level to Partick and Dalmuir over the North Clyde Line whilst the other (the service to/from Falkirk) terminates at Queen St High Level.[2]
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Partick via Queen St LL and to Cumbernauld.
2018/19
From December 2018, a new half hourly Glasgow - Edinburgh via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston service will start, replacing the hourly DMU service and take over the existing EMU service between Springburn and Cumbernauld. The new service will use new Class 385 EMUs.
Facilities
The station has a car park, but is not permanently staffed.[3]
References
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ GB National Rail Timetable May - December 2014, Table 226
- ^ "Gartcosh (GRH)". National Rail Enquiries.
External links
- Train times and station information for Gartcosh railway station from National Rail
- Pictures of Gartcosh pre and post railway station - Garnkirk and Glasgow railway[permanent dead link]
- "HRH The Princess Royal visits Gartcosh" - North Lanarkshire Council website
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Stepps | Abellio ScotRail Cumbernauld Line |
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