Coatdyke railway station
Coatdyke railway station is situated on Quarry Street/Riddell Street in the Cliftonville area of Coatbridge[1] and 10 miles (16 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street. It is the closest railway station to Coatbridge College and Monklands Hospital.
Coatdyke  | |
|---|---|
 Coatdyke railway station | |
| Location | Quarry Street/Riddell Street Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8644°N 4.0050°W |
| Grid reference | NS746652 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | COA |
| History | |
| Original company | Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1 February 1871 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.337 million |
| 2016/17 |  0.370 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.293 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.289 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.280 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was opened as part of the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway on 1 February 1871.[2] The station now has no structures other than simple shelters. The ticket hall that was built when the Airdrie-Helensburgh line was electrified in 1960 was demolished in the early 1990s. Similar structures, built in the same style, still survive at Easterhouse and Airdrie stations.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes:[3]
- Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
- Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
- Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level (as of 2019 this service does not always call at Shettleston, Cartyne and Easterhouse. Passengers for these stations use the half-hourly service towards Balloch instead.)
Evening services are as follows:
- Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
- Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
Sunday services are as follows:
- Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
- Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Coatbridge Sunnyside | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Airdrie Line and Station open |
North British Railway Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway |
To Greenside Junction with Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Line open | ||
Facilities
There is a small car park in the street outside the station. This station is unstaffed.[4]
References
Notes
- "http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/coa/details.html" Postcode is ML6 0LZ, i.e. Airdrie
- Butt (1995), p. 64
- Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/stations-and-facilities/coa
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 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
