Gartcosh railway station

55°53′08″N 4°04′44″W / 55.8855°N 4.0788°W / 55.8855; -4.0788Grid referenceNS700677Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeGRHHistoryOriginal companyGarnkirk and Glasgow RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 June 1831 (1831-06-01)Opened5 November 1962Closed9 May 2005ReopenedPassengers2018/19 0.187 million2019/20 0.173 million2020/21 26,9482021/22 96,1362022/23 0.135 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi (12 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) station.

The station was opened on 9 May 2005 by The Princess Royal. The station was built at a cost of over £3 million, provided by Strathclyde Passenger Transport and North Lanarkshire council, on the site of the previous Gartcosh station that closed in 1962.

Services

2017

Monday to Saturday there are three trains per hour from Gartcosh to Glasgow Queen Street westbound and Cumbernauld eastbound with an hourly service continuing to Falkirk Grahamston. Two of the westbound services run via Queen St Low Level to Partick and Dalmuir over the North Clyde Line whilst the other (the service to/from Falkirk) terminates at Queen St High Level.^[2]

On Sundays there is an hourly service to Partick via Queen St LL and to Cumbernauld.

2018/19

From December 2018, a new half hourly Glasgow - Edinburgh via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston service started, replacing the hourly DMU service and taking over the existing EMU service between Springburn and Cumbernauld. The service uses new Class 385 EMUs.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Stepps		ScotRail Cumbernauld Line		Greenfaulds

Facilities

The station has a car park, but is not permanently staffed.^[3]

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Gartcosh railway station from National Rail
• Media related to Gartcosh railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Pictures of Gartcosh pre and post railway station - Garnkirk and Glasgow railway^{[permanent dead link]}
• "HRH The Princess Royal visits Gartcosh" - North Lanarkshire Council website Archived 19 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine