Kirkhill railway station
Kirkhill | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Other names | Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc Mhoire |
| Location | South Lanarkshire |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KKH |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1904 | Opened[1] |
Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill area of the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is located on the Newton Line.
History
The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904.[1] Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. From 1948 until 1997, services were operated by the nationalised British Railways who electrified the route in 1962.
The station was provided with a Swiss Chalet style building on the tunnel above the east of the station, which was demolished in the late 1990s.
Services
From 1974
Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line the basic service was:
- Monday to Saturday
- two terminating trains per hour from Glasgow Central via Maxwell Park
- two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Queen's Park
- Sundays
- two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Queen's Park
- Additional peak hour services were provided to Motherwell via both sides of the Hamilton Circle.
From 1979
Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:
- Monday to Saturday
- two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Maxwell Park
- two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Queen's Park
- Sundays
- two trains per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Queen's Park
From 2005
- Monday to Sunday
- one train per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Maxwell Park
- one train per hour between Glasgow Central and Newton via Queen's Park
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside | style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | First ScotRail Cathcart Circle |
style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Newton |
| Historical railways | ||||
| Burnside Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Newton Line and station open | ||
| Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway and Glasgow Central Railway |
Carmyle Line partially open; station open | |||
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.