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Kirkhill railway station

Coordinates: 55°48′51″N 4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°W / 55.8141; -4.1678
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Kirkhill

Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc na Cille[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationCambuslang, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°48′51″N 4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°W / 55.8141; -4.1678
Grid referenceNS642600
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKKH
History
Original companyLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 August 1904Opened[2]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 78,116
2019/20Decrease 71,430
2020/21Decrease 5,950
2021/22Increase 38,876
2022/23Increase 58,128
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 Cathcart Circle Lines. This is the least used station on the Newton Branch.

History

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The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904.[2] 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

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From 1974

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Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line the basic service was:

  • Monday to Saturday
  • Sundays
  • Additional peak hour services were provided to Motherwell via both sides of the Hamilton Circle.

From 1979

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Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:

  • Monday to Saturday
  • Sundays

The removal of terminating services at Kirkhill enabled the turnback siding east of the station to be closed and lifted shortly afterwards.

From 2005

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  • Monday to Sunday[3]
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Burnside   ScotRail
Cathcart Circle Lines
  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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 136
  3. ^ Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

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  • Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  • 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.
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