Coatbridge Central railway station

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Coatbridge Central

Scottish Gaelic: Coatbridge Meadhain [1]
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Coatbridge Central railway station
General information
Location Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°51′46″N4°01′56″W / 55.8629°N 4.0323°W / 55.8629; -4.0323
Grid reference NS729651
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCBC
History
Original company Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
March 1842Opened as Coatbridge [2]
8 June 1953Renamed as Coatbridge Central [2]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 48,156
Glenboig   Caledonian Railway
Main Line
  Whifflet

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References

Notes

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 64
  3. GB National Rail Timetable 1977 Edition, Table 65
  4. Historic Environment Scotland & LB49871.
  5. Coatbridge Central station in 2011 Reid, Andrew Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 15 February 2017
  6. Coatbridge Central station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  7. Table 226 National Rail timetable, December 2016

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