Croftfoot railway station

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Croftfoot
Location within the Glasgow City council area
Croftfoot

Scottish Gaelic: Bun na Croite [1]
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Croftfoot railway station, looking west
General information
Location South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′06″N4°13′42″W / 55.8182°N 4.2282°W / 55.8182; -4.2282
Grid reference NS604605
Managed by ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCFF
History
Original company London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
1 January 1931 (1931-01-01)Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.259 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Croftfoot railway station is a railway station in South Lanarkshire that lies close to the Glasgow City council area / South Lanarkshire boundary serving the Croftfoot area of the City of Glasgow and the Spittal and Bankhead areas of the town of Rutherglen, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Line.

Contents

Services

Every day of the week, there is: [2]

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Burnside   ScotRail
Cathcart Circle Lines
  King's Park

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References

  1. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016