Kirkwood railway station

Kirkwood railway station is located in the Kirkwood area of Coatbridge, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line (a branch of the more extensive Argyle Line), 10 miles (16 km) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by Abellio ScotRail. The station was opened by British Rail in 1993, and is virtually on the site of the old Woodside Steel and Iron Works. It is located some 250m west of the previous Langloan station, which was opened by the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway in August 1866 and closed when passenger trains over the line were withdrawn on 7 November 1966.

For other uses, see Kirkwood station (disambiguation).

Kirkwood

Scottish Gaelic: Coille na Cille[1]
Kirkwood railway station following electrification works
LocationCoatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.8542°N 4.0481°W / 55.8542; -4.0481
Grid referenceNS718642
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKWD
History
Opened1993
Passengers
2015/16 0.139 million
2016/17 0.167 million
2017/18 0.157 million
2018/19 0.139 million
2019/20 0.148 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Services

A half-hourly service operates between Glasgow Central and Whifflet stations, on Mondays to Saturdays. This formerly ran to/from Central High Level and was DMU operated, but now runs to Dalmuir via the Argyle Line. Alternate services continue south of Whifflet through to Motherwell.

Sunday services previously only ran for the month prior to Christmas and were extended to Shotts.[2] However, since the December 2014 timetable change, they now run throughout the year. An hourly service runs in each direction, to Motherwell and Balloch via Glasgow Central Low Level.[3]

References
  1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Table 220
  3. Table 225 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Whifflet   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line
   Bargeddie
  Historical railways  
Langloan
Line open; station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
   Drumpark
Line and station open


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