Clarkston railway station
Clarkston  | |
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Easterly view from footbridge | |
| Location | |
| Place | Clarkston |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Coordinates | 55°47′22″N 4°16′32″W / 55.7894°N 4.2755°WCoordinates: 55°47′22″N 4°16′32″W / 55.7894°N 4.2755°W |
| Grid reference | NS574574 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CKS |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.383 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.401 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.431 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.443 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.571 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.505 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.516 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.551 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.559 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.518 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Busby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 January 1866 | Opened as Clarkston[1] |
| 5 May 1952 | Renamed as Clarkston and Stamperland[1] |
| 7 May 1973 | Renamed as Clarkston[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Clarkston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Clarkston railway station is a suburban side platform railway station in the town of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Busby Railway.
History
The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.[1]
Services
The station has a half-hourly service in each direction (including Sundays) to Glasgow Central and East Kilbride.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busby | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line |
Giffnock | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Busby Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway |
Giffnock Line and station open | ||
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Busby Railway
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