Cathcart railway station

Last updated

Cathcart
National Rail logo.svg
Cathcart station (geograph 4671063).jpg
General information
Location Cathcart, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′04″N4°15′38″W / 55.81764°N 4.26056°W / 55.81764; -4.26056
Grid reference NS584605
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCCT
History
Original company Cathcart District Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
25 May 1886Original terminus station opened to the north of the White Cart River [1] [2]
18 March 1894Original terminus closed [1] [2]
19 March 1894New through station opened to the south of the White Cart River [1] [2]
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.664 million
 Interchange Increase2.svg 1,299
Langside
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Cathcart District Railway
  Mount Florida
Line and station open
Muirend
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway
 Link to L&AR

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cathcart Circle Lines</span> Suburban railway lines in Glasgow

The Cathcart Circle Lines form a mostly suburban railway route linking Glasgow (Central) to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston, on the south bank of the River Clyde. They are part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mount Florida railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Mount Florida railway station is a staffed island platform station on the Cathcart Circle. It serves the Mount Florida and Battlefield areas of Glasgow, Scotland and can get busy on match days as it is nearby to Hampden Park football stadium. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Langside railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Langside railway station is a railway station that serves the Langside and Newlands area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crosshill railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Crosshill railway station is a railway station serving the Crosshill and Govanhill areas of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line but also has trains going to and from Neilston and Newton. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queens Park railway station (Scotland)</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Queens Park railway station is a railway station serving the Queen's Park, Govanhill and Strathbungo areas of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wishaw railway station</span> Railway station in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line just south of the single track link line which connects to the West Coast Main Line at Shieldmuir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkhill railway station</span> Railway station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill area of the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Lines. This is the least used station on the Newton Branch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burnside railway station</span> Railway station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Burnside railway station serves the Burnside and Blairbeth areas of the royal burgh of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways. This is the busiest railway station on the Newton branch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pollokshields East railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Pollokshields East railway station is one of three railway stations serving Pollokshields in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muirend railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

Muirend railway station is an island platform suburban railway station in the Muirend area of Glasgow, Scotland. The station, which opened in 1903, is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Williamwood railway station</span> Railway station in East Renfrewshire, Scotland

Williamwood railway station is a railway station in the Williamwood area of the town of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines. The line here forms the boundary which separates Clarkston and Giffnock.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whitecraigs railway station</span> Railway station in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Whitecraigs railway station is a railway station serving the Whitecraigs and Davieland areas of the towns of Giffnock and Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle 6+34 miles (10.9 km) southwest of Glasgow Central. The line here forms the boundary which separates Newton Mearns and Giffnock across Ayr Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patterton railway station</span> Railway station in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Patterton railway station is a railway station serving the Patterton, Crookfur and Greenlaw areas of the town of Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire and the Deaconsbank and Jennylind areas of the Glasgow City council area, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines, 7+34 miles (12.5 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neilston railway station</span> Railway station in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Neilston railway station is a railway station in the village of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Lines, 11+34 miles (18.9 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pollokshields West railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Pollokshields West railway station is one of three railway stations in Pollokshields, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified since 1962 under British Railways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pollokshaws East railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Pollokshaws East railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, serving parts of the Pollokshaws, Auldhouse, Newlands and Shawlands neighbourhoods of the city. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shawlands railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Shawlands railway station is a railway station serving Shawlands, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. It opened in April 1894, when the original line to Cathcart via Queens Park was extended in a loop back towards Glasgow Central. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified since 1962 under British Railways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maxwell Park railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Maxwell Park railway station is a railway station in Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland, adjacent to the station is a park of the same name. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nitshill railway station</span> Railway station in Glasgow, Scotland

Nitshill railway station is situated in Nitshill, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line, 5+34 miles (9.3 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.

The Cathcart District Railway was proposed to serve the arising demand for suburban residential travel on the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. It was planned as a loop running to and from Glasgow Central station, but at first only the eastern arm, to Cathcart via Queens Park, was built, opening in 1886. The western arm was opened in 1894 and trains operated round the loop. A frequent passenger train service was operated, and there was also a limited goods and mineral operation.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 56
  2. 1 2 3 Kernahan (1980)
  3. 1 2 "The Origins of the Neilston Line" Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Netherlee.org Retrieved 1 September 2016
  4. Cathcart station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
  5. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources