Merryton railway station

Merryton railway station is a railway station in Larkhall, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line.

Merryton

Location	Larkhall, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.7489°N 3.9775°W / 55.7489; -3.9775
Grid reference	NS759523
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	MEY
Key dates
12 December 2005	Opened
Passengers
2015/16	113,546
2016/17	123,066
2017/18	107,220
2018/19	121,356
2019/20	127,852

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Partick bound train entering station with car park behind

The station was officially opened on 9 December 2005, as part of the Larkhall branch re-opened at the same time.

The station is located on the CR Mid Lanark Lines just south of the site of the previous Merryton Junction where the Caledonian Railway Coalburn Branch diverged from the CR Mid Lanark Lines.

Facilities

The station has a car park but is not permanently staffed.[1]

Services

From the opening of the Larkhall Branch in December 2005, a service has operated on Monday to Saturdays to Dalmuir via Glasgow Central northbound and to Larkhall southbound every 30 minutes. In the May 2016 timetable, this now runs to Milngavie in the northbound direction but still originates from Dalmuir going south.[2]

In December 2007 an hourly service (in each direction) commenced on Sundays. This runs to Larkhall and to Balloch via Clydebank.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Larkhall		Abellio ScotRail Argyle Line		Chatelherault

References

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/MEY.aspx
Table 225 & 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

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.
RAILSCOT on Coalburn Branch
RAILSCOT on Merryton Junction
New Link for Larkhall opens - BBC News Scotland website

Railway stations served by Abellio ScotRail

Stations listed in italics are request stops.

A	Aberdeen Aberdour Achanalt Achnasheen Achnashellach Addiewell Airbles Airdrie Alexandra Parade Alexandria Alloa Alness Altnabreac Anderston Annan Anniesland Arbroath Ardgay Ardlui Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town Argyle Street Arisaig Armadale (West Lothian) Arrochar and Tarbet Ashfield Attadale Auchinleck Aviemore Ayr
B	Baillieston Balloch Balmossie Banavie Barassie Bargeddie Barnhill Barrhead Barrhill Barry Links Bathgate Bearsden Beasdale Beauly Bellgrove Bellshill Bishopbriggs Bishopton Blackridge Blair Atholl Blairhill Blantyre Bogston Bowling Branchton Breich Bridge of Allan Bridge of Orchy Bridgeton Brora Broughty Ferry Brunstane Burnside Burntisland Busby
C	Caldercruix Cambuslang Camelon Cardenden Cardonald Cardross Carfin Carlisle Carluke Carmyle Carnoustie Carntyne Carrbridge Carstairs Cartsdyke Cathcart Charing Cross (Glasgow) Chatelherault Clarkston Cleland Clydebank Coatbridge Central Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatdyke Connel Ferry Conon Bridge Corkerhill Corpach Corrour Cowdenbeath Craigendoran Crianlarich Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Croy Culrain Cumbernauld Cupar Curriehill
D	Dalgety Bay Dalmally Dalmarnock Dalmeny Dalmuir Dalreoch Dalry Dalwhinnie Dingwall Drem Drumchapel Drumfrochar Drumgelloch Drumry Duirinish Duke Street Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Dumbreck Dumfries Dunbar Dunblane Duncraig Dundee Dunfermline Queen Margaret Dunfermline Town Dunkeld & Birnam Dunlop Dunrobin Castle Dyce
E	East Kilbride Easterhouse Edinburgh Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Park Elgin Eskbank Exhibition Centre
F	Fairlie Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk High Falls of Cruachan Fauldhouse Fearn Forres Forsinard Fort Matilda Fort William
G	Galashiels Garelochhead Garrowhill Garscadden Gartcosh Garve Georgemas Junction Giffnock Gilshochill Girvan Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street Gleneagles Glenfinnan Glengarnock Glenrothes with Thornton Golf Street Golspie Gorebridge Gourock Greenfaulds Greenock Central Greenock West Gretna Green
H	Hairmyres Hamilton Central Hamilton West Hartwood Hawkhead Haymarket Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper Helmsdale High Street (Glasgow) Hillfoot Hillington East Hillington West Holytown Howwood Huntly Hyndland
I	Insch Invergordon Invergowrie Inverkeithing Inverkip Inverness Invershin Inverurie Irvine
J	Johnstone Jordanhill
K	Keith Kelvindale Kennishead Kildonan Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Kilpatrick Kilwinning Kinbrace Kinghorn King's Park Kingsknowe Kingussie Kintore Kirkcaldy Kirkconnel Kirkhill Kirknewton Kirkwood Kyle of Lochalsh
L	Ladybank Lairg Lanark Langbank Langside Larbert Largs Larkhall Laurencekirk Lenzie Leuchars Linlithgow Livingston North Livingston South Loch Awe Loch Eil Outward Bound Lochailort Locheilside Lochgelly Lochluichart Lochwinnoch Longniddry
M	Mallaig Markinch Maryhill Maxwell Park Maybole Merryton Milliken Park Milngavie Monifieth Montrose Morar Mosspark Motherwell Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muir of Ord Muirend Musselburgh
N	Nairn Neilston New Cumnock Newcraighall Newton (Lanark) Newtongrange Newtonmore Newton-on-Ayr Nitshill North Berwick North Queensferry
O	Oban
P	Paisley Canal Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley St. James Partick Patterton Perth Pitlochry Plockton Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Polmont Port Glasgow Portlethen Possilpark & Parkhouse Prestonpans Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Priesthill & Darnley
Q	Queens Park (Glasgow)
R	Rannoch Renton Robroyston Rogart Rosyth Roy Bridge Rutherglen
S	Saltcoats Sanquhar Scotscalder Scotstounhill Shawfair Shawlands Shettleston Shieldmuir Shotts Singer Slateford South Gyle Spean Bridge Springburn Springfield Stepps Stevenston Stewarton Stirling Stonehaven Stow Stranraer Strathcarron Stromeferry Summerston
T	Tain Taynuilt Thornliebank Thorntonhall Thurso Troon Tulloch Tweedbank Tyndrum Lower
U	Uddingston Uphall Upper Tyndrum
W	Wallyford Wemyss Bay West Calder West Kilbride Wester Hailes Westerton Whifflet Whinhill Whitecraigs Wick Williamwood Wishaw Woodhall
Y	Yoker

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