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{{TrainStation | {{TrainStation | ||
− | |name = Kirkhill | + | |name = Kirkhill Station |
− | |gaelic | + | |gaelic = Cnoc Mhoire |
− | |image | + | |image = [[File:Kirkhill railway station in 1979.jpg|270px]] |
− | |location | + | |location = Cambuslang |
− | |county | + | |county = South Lanarkshire |
+ | |opened = 1 August 1904 | ||
+ | |status = Operational | ||
+ | |operator = Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway<br />Caledonian Railway<br />London, Midland and Scottish Railway<br />British Railways<br />Scotrail | ||
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|previous = {{stnlnk|Burnside}} | |previous = {{stnlnk|Burnside}} | ||
|next = [[Newton (Lanark) railway station|Newton]] | |next = [[Newton (Lanark) railway station|Newton]] | ||
− | |route = [[ | + | |route = [[ScotRail]]<br /><small>[[Cathcart Circle Lines|Cathcart Circle]]</small> |
|col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Cathcart Circle Lines}} }} | |col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Cathcart Circle Lines}} }} | ||
{{Historical Rail Insert}} | {{Historical Rail Insert}} | ||
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− | |previous = {{stnlnk|Burnside}}<br><small>''Line and station open | + | |previous = {{stnlnk|Burnside}}<br><small>''Line and station open</small> |
− | | | + | |next = [[Newton (Lanark) railway station|Newton]]<br><small>''Line and station open</small> |
− | | | + | |route = [[Caledonian Railway]]<br /><small>[[Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway]]</small> |
− | | | + | |col = {{Caledonian colour}} |lightcol={{Caledonian light}} |
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+ | |previous = {{stnlnk|Burnside}}<br><small>''Line and station open</small> | ||
+ | |next = {{stnlnk|Carmyle}}<br><small>''Line partially open; station open</small> | ||
+ | |route = [[Caledonian Railway]]<br /><small>[[Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway]]<br />and [[Glasgow Central Railway]]</small> | ||
+ | |col = {{Caledonian colour}} |lightcol={{Caledonian light}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 18 November 2015
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 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. 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 | ||
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Burnside | ScotRail Cathcart Circle |
Newton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Burnside Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Newton Line and station open | ||
Burnside Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway and Glasgow Central Railway |
Carmyle Line partially open; station open |