Lenzie railway station

6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served by ScotRail.

History

The station was opened as Kirkintilloch Junction on 5 July 1848 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, ^[2] being renamed three times by the North British Railway, to Campsie Junction in December 1849, ^[3] Lenzie Junction in November 1867 ^[4] and finally Lenzie in June 1890. ^[4]

To the east of the station was a complex of junctions which allowed eastbound trains to travel to Kirkintilloch via the Campsie Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction (both with the Caledonian Railway Main Line) to Coatbridge Sunnyside via the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway. ^[5]

Services

Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow and northbound to Dunblane or Alloa (hourly to each). ^[6]

In addition to the off peak services, there are a few morning services to Edinburgh via Falkirk High and a limited evening service to Falkirk Grahamston. The latter was formerly served from here throughout the day, but the Glasgow to Falkirk Grahamston service was re-routed to run via Cumbernauld in the mid 1990s to free up paths on the main line. Also, there is a once a day (Monday - Friday) service from Glasgow - Markinch in the evening.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction to Glasgow and Alloa with the first eastbound service of the day going to Aberdeen via Stirling, Perth, Dundee and Arbroath. ^[6]

Lenzie Scottish Gaelic: Lèanaidh [1]
A Class 385 going to Glasgow Queen Street
General information
Location	Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°55′17″N4°09′15″W / 55.9213°N 4.1542°W / 55.9213; -4.1542
Grid reference	NS655719
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LNZ
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1848	Opened as Kirkintilloch Junction [2]
December 1849	Renamed Campsie Junction [2] [3]
November 1867	Renamed Lenzie Junction [3] [4]
June 1890	Renamed Lenzie [4]
Passengers
2019/20	0.917 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Croy		ScotRail Croy Line		Bishopbriggs
	Historical railways
Croy Line and station open		North British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway		Bishopbriggs Line and station open
Back o' Loch Halt Line and station closed		North British Railway Campsie Branch

References

Notes

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. Butt (1995), page 136
3. Butt (1995), page 52
4. Butt (1995), page 141
5. Jowett (1989), pages 19 & 24
6. GB National Rail Timetables 228 & 230 (Network Rail)

Sources

• 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.

External links

• "Local travel information for Lenzie". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.^{[ unreliable source? ]}
• "RAILSCOT on the Campsie Branch of the North British Railway" . Retrieved 18 July 2011.
• "RAILSCOT on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway" . Retrieved 18 July 2011.
• Video on the infrastructure and Environs of Lenzie railway station