General information | |||||
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Location | Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°48′51″N4°10′04″W / 55.8141°N 4.1678°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS642600 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | KKH | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 August 1904 | Opened [2] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 78,116 | ||||
2019/20 | 71,430 | ||||
2020/21 | 5,950 | ||||
2021/22 | 38,876 | ||||
2022/23 | 58,128 | ||||
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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.
The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904. [2] Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London,Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. From 1948 until 1997,services were operated by the nationalised British Railways who electrified the route in 1962.
The station was provided with a Swiss Chalet style building on the tunnel above the east of the station,which was demolished in the late 1990s.
Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line the basic service was:
Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979,services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:
The removal of terminating services at Kirkhill enabled the turnback siding east of the station to be closed and lifted shortly afterwards.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Burnside | ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines | Newton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Burnside Line and station open | Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | Newton Line and station open | ||
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway and Glasgow Central Railway | Carmyle Line partially open; station open |
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