Gartcosh railway station
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.
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| Location | Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8855°N 4.0788°W |
| Grid reference | NS700677 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| 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 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.157 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.134 million |
| 2017/18 |  0.148 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.187 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.173 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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 started, replacing the hourly DMU service and taking over the existing EMU service between Springburn and Cumbernauld. The service uses new Class 385 EMUs.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Stepps | Abellio ScotRail Cumbernauld Line |
Greenfaulds | ||
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.
- 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
Media related to Gartcosh railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Pictures of Gartcosh pre and post railway station - Garnkirk and Glasgow railway
- "HRH The Princess Royal visits Gartcosh" - North Lanarkshire Council website