General information | |||||
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Location | Muirend, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°48′36″N4°16′26″W / 55.8101°N 4.2739°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS575597 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | MUI | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 May 1903 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.390 million | ||||
2020/21 | 52,254 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.178 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.244 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.304 million | ||||
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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.
The station was opened by the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903, [2] as part of an extension from that company's previous northern terminus at Giffen to a junction with the Cathcart District Railway at Cathcart. The route was completed through to Newton (on what is now the West Coast Main Line) the following year,giving the L&AR a route between Lanarkshire and the coast at Ardrossan independent of the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Though the line carried freight and express boat trains from Adrossan to Glasgow Central,Muirend was only ever served by local suburban workings. A connection was laid in south of the station down to the Busby Railway at Clarkston around the same time as the L&AR main line was opened,but it was never used for through traffic (only for wagon storage) and was disconnected by 1907 (though the brick viaduct it used still stands to this day), [3] and only the crossover underneath the road bridge immediately south of the station remains of the kilometre long branch. Through passenger traffic over this route declined significantly after the 1923 Grouping and regular passenger trains were withdrawn beyond Uplawmoor in 1932.
Services through here were converted to diesel operation from 1958 and the Cathcart lines were subsequently electrified in 1962 (though the wires only ran as far as Neilston,the line beyond closing to passengers in April 1962 and completely in December 1964). Through trains to Kirkhill and Newton also ended at this time,with passengers henceforth having to change at Mount Florida. With popular demand,these services were reinstated in the 1980s. With electrification came the Class 303 'Blue Train' EMUs,which operated the Cathcart Circle and its branches until their withdrawal in the early 2000s. Class 314 EMUs cascaded from the Inverclyde routes by the introduction of the Class 334 Juniper EMUs took over workings,and were only replaced on the route a couple of months before their final withdrawal in December 2019.
British Rail and SPTE proposals published in the early 1980s would have seen the Clarkston spur reopened and used by re-routed trains to/from East Kilbride,which would have then run to Glasgow Central via Cathcart and Queens Park. The scheme would also have seen the East Kilbride branch electrified,but the Clarkston to Busby Junction section closed (along with Patterton and Neilston stations,with the line cut back to Whitecraigs). The proposals were not well received and were never implemented. [3]
Services are now operated mainly by four-car Class 380/1 EMUs,with the three-coach Class 318 EMUs and Class 320 EMUs working together to provide six coach services at peak times. Two trains an hour operate in each direction,calling all stops from Glasgow Central to Neilston. Additional peak time services operate between Central and Neilston,calling only from Muirend through to the terminus. Sunday services are also half-hourly,but start around three hours later than on other days.
The station has an island platform with a ramp providing access directly to the platform from Muirend Road at the south end of the station. At the north end,there is a footbridge access to and from Hillcrest Avenue and Cairndow Court. The station building (which is Category B listed) [4] contains a ticket office,staffed on a part-time basis. An automated ticket machine is present.
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.
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 event days at Hampden Park as it is the closest station to the stadium. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
Cathcart railway station is a railway station serving the Cathcart area of Glasgow,Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line,3.7 miles (6 km) south of Glasgow Central. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
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.
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.
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock,and then either Carlisle via Dumfries,or Stranraer via Ayr,with a branch to East Kilbride.
Newton railway station is a railway station located between the neighbourhoods of Drumsagard,Halfway,Newton and Westburn in the town of Cambuslang,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) southwest of Glasgow Central. The line here forms the boundary which separates Newton Mearns and Giffnock across Ayr Road.
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+3⁄4 miles (12.5 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.
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+3⁄4 miles (18.9 km) southwest of Glasgow Central.
Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Giffnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Giffnock,East Renfrewshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line.
Clarkston railway station is a suburban side platform railway station in the town of Clarkston,East Renfrewshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Busby Railway.
East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride,South Lanarkshire,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) southeast of Glasgow Central.
The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR) was an independent railway company built to provide the Caledonian Railway with a shorter route for mineral traffic from the coalfields of Lanarkshire to Ardrossan Harbour,in Scotland.
The Busby Railway is a short railway line built to the south of Glasgow,connecting the small villages of Thornliebank,Giffnock,Clarkston and Busby and later Thorntonhall and East Kilbride with the city. It opened in two stages,in 1866 and 1868,and served industry and encouraged residential development.
Media related to Muirend railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Williamwood | ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines | Cathcart | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Whitecraigs Line and station open | Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | Kirkhill Line and station open |