Clydebank railway station

Clydebank National Rail
Scottish Gaelic: Bruach Chluaidh
Location
Place Clydebank
Local authority West Dunbartonshire
Coordinates 55°54′02″N 4°24′15″W / 55.9006°N 4.4042°W / 55.9006; -4.4042Coordinates: 55°54′02″N 4°24′15″W / 55.9006°N 4.4042°W / 55.9006; -4.4042
Grid reference NS497701
Operations
Station code CYK
Managed by Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11 Increase 0.393 million
2011/12 Increase 0.396 million
2012/13 Increase 0.399 million
2013/14 Decrease 0.376 million
2014/15 Increase 0.394 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE SPT
History
Original company Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
1 December 1882 Opened[1][2]
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clydebank from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Clydebank railway station is a railway station serving the town of Clydebank in Scotland. It is located on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line. Passenger services are operated by Abellio ScotRail.

History

The station (which was formerly known as Clydebank Central) dates from 1897, when the North British Railway commissioned a link line from the former Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway[3] route from Jordanhill through to Dalmuir on the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway. It replaced the original GY&CR Clydebank terminus, which was then renamed Clydebank East (closed in 1959).

Services

2008

The station is staffed part-time and has two platforms on a high level. It is served by 4 to 6 trains per hour:

On a Sunday, trains stop every 30 minutes operating between Balloch and Motherwell.

2013

The basic daytime weekday service from the station is 4 trains per hour each way (15 minute intervals). Eastbound these run alternately to Springburn via Queen St L.L and to Motherwell via Central L.L and Bellshill; every second service on the latter route is extended to Lanark. Westbound, all services terminate at Dalmuir. In the evenings, the frequency drops to half-hourly but trains run through to Edinburgh via Queen St L.L and Bathgate eastbound and to Helensburgh Central westbound.[4]

On Sundays, the service is half-hourly each way to Balloch & Motherwell.

2016

The basic service frequency from here remain unchanged, but alternate westbound trains now extend to Dumbarton Central & eastbound trains now run alternately to either Cumbernauld via Queen St L.L or to Whifflet/Motherwell via Central L.L. Arrivals on the Argyle Line are from Motherwell via Hamilton, with alternating services running through from Cumbernauld. This frequency now operates throughout the day until end of service. The Sunday service to Balloch is still half hourly but southeastbound trains now run alternately either to Motherwell via Whifflet or Larkhall. [5]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Yoker   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line
   Dalmuir
Yoker   Abellio ScotRail
North Clyde Line
   Dalmuir
Historical railways
Yoker   North British Railway
Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
   Dalmuir

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Butt (1995)
  2. ↑ RAILSCOT
  3. ↑ Railscot - Glasgow, Yoker & Clydebank Railway www.railbrit.co.uk; Retrieved 2013-10-09
  4. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable May 2013, Table 226
  5. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Tables 225 & 226

Sources

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