Cardross railway station

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Cardross

Scottish Gaelic: Càrdanros [1]
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Cardross railway station, North Clyde Line, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. View from pedestrian bridge.jpg
General information
Location Cardross, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates 55°57′36″N4°39′09″W / 55.9601°N 4.6526°W / 55.9601; -4.6526
Grid reference NS344773
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCDR [2]
Fare zoneD3
History
Original company Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
May or June 1858 [3] [4] Station opened
1960Electric train service commenced
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.121 million
Dalreoch
Line and Station open
  Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
North British Railway
  Craigendoran
Line and Station open

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