Mount Vernon railway station

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6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) east of Glasgow Central. Train services are provided by ScotRail.

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History

The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway opened a station on this site in 1866. It was closed to passengers in 1943, although the line through it remained open for passenger services until 1966. It was rebuilt and reopened as Mount Vernon on 4 October 1993 by British Rail.

Services

From 1993

Following the electrification of the line in 2014, a half-hourly service has operated to and from Dalmuir on Mondays to Saturdays. One train per hour each way is extended to/from Motherwell. [2] There is also an all-year hourly service each way on Sundays for the first time since the line reopened in 1993 (Sunday services had previously operated only on the four weeks up to Christmas for shoppers). Prior to electrification, the service was operated by Class 156s and 158s, and ran to/from Glasgow Central High Level.

Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon in 2017, following electrification
General information
Location Mount Vernon, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates 55°50′26″N4°07′57″W / 55.8405°N 4.1326°W / 55.8405; -4.1326
Grid reference NS665628
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMTV
History
Original company Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping LMS
Key dates
8 January 1866Opened [1]
16 August 1943Closed [1]
4 October 1993Re-opened [1]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 57,968
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Baillieston   ScotRail
Argyle Line
  Carmyle
  Historical railways  
Baillieston   Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
Caledonian Railway
  Carmyle

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), p. 165
  2. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable Dec 2014-May 2015, Table 225

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