Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station

Railway station in North Lanarkshire, Scotland

55°52′01″N 4°01′41″W / 55.8669°N 4.0281°W / 55.8669; -4.0281Grid referenceNS731656Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeCBSKey dates1871OpenedPassengers2018/19Decrease 0.668 million2019/20Decrease 0.595 million2020/21Decrease 60,3742021/22Increase 0.266 million2022/23Increase 0.359 million
Listed Building – Category B
Designated19 September 1985Reference no.LB23003[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station serves the town of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the North Clyde Line, 9 miles (14 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street.

History

It was opened by the North British Railway in February 1871, as the terminus of their Coatbridge Branch from Glasgow and was linked from the outset to both the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway lines to Whifflet and Gartsherrie Junction and also the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway line to Airdrie, Bathgate and Edinburgh Waverley.[citation needed] All of these other than the northern portion of the M&KR to Gunnie yard and Gartsherrie remain in use today, though the Whifflet line has no timetabled passenger service and the route east of Airdrie was disused for more than 30 years prior to re-opening to passenger traffic in 2010.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 30 September 1907, a passenger train collided with a light engine at the station. One person was killed and 43 were injured.[2]
  • On 6 May 2022, an empty coaching stock train was derailed at the station.[3] No one was injured in the accident.[4]

Facilities

Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station ticket office

The station has a car park with 120 spaces[5] and a cafe located on the covered platform.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes:[6]

  • 2 Half-hourly services towards Edinburgh Waverley (both services are limited stops)
  • Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
  • Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
  • Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
  • Half-hourly service towards Milngavie via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level

Evening services are as follows:

  • Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
  • Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
  • Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
  • Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level

Sunday services are as follows:

  • Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
  • Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Coatdyke   ScotRail
North Clyde Line
   Blairhill

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station.
  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Gartsherrie Road, Sunnyside Station (LB23003)". Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "North British Railway" (PDF). Board of Trade. 30 October 1907. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Rail disruption warning after train derailment at Coatbridge". BBC News Online. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Services cancelled after ScotRail train derails". RAIL. May 2022. p. 17.
  5. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Coatbridge Sunnyside". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ^ Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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