Cardross railway station

For other uses, see Cardross (disambiguation).

Cardross Scottish Gaelic: Càrdanros [1]
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
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CDR [2]
Fare zone	D3
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
1960	Electric train service commenced
Passengers
2019/20	0.121 million
Dalreoch Line and Station open		Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway North British Railway		Craigendoran Line and Station open

References

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
3. Butt (1995)
4. Quick 2022, p. 120.
5. "CARDROSS, STATION ROAD, RAILWAY STATION". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
6. Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 83. ISBN   978-1909431-26-3.
7. Quick 2022, p. p=120.
8. "Cardross Railway Station from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
9. DEM, David Shirres BSc CEng MIMechE (3 December 2012). "Paisley Canal electrification". Rail Engineer. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
10. "Helensburgh Heritage" (PDF). helensburgh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
11. "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
12. "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
13. eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

Bibliography

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• 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.
• Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.

External links

• Train times and station information for Cardross railway station from National Rail