Bearsden railway station serves Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line and North Clyde Lines. It is located between Westerton and Hillfoot on the line to Milngavie, and is 7 miles 21 chains (11.7 km) from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Maryhill.[3]
Bearsden  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°55′01″N 4°19′57″W / 55.9170°N 4.3324°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS543717 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BRN[1] | ||||
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| Opened | 20 April 1863[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.551 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.550 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 56,438 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.222 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.307 million | ||||
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History
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The station opened along with the line to Milngavie on 20 April 1863.[4][5]
The naming is unusual in that the current title of the town (which was originally New Kilpatrick) was taken from the station name, rather than the town giving its name to the station.[6]
Facilities
editThe station is well equipped, with a ticket office and ticket machine on platform 1, and shelters, benches and help points on both platforms. There is a pub and a car park and bike racks adjacent to platform 1. All of the station has step-free access, but the footbridge only has steps, so passengers needing access to platform 2 must use the ramp from Drymen Road.[7]
Passenger volume
edit| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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| Entries and exits | 256,252 | 324,602 | 378,360 | 419,891 | 446,277 | 497,514 | 486,600 | 495,454 | 534,454 | 570,742 | 537,886 | 570,722 | 565,354 | 555,990 | 542,322 | 550,546 | 549,580 | 56,438 | 222,160 | 307,430 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
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On weekdays and Saturdays, trains run every 30 minutes northbound to Milngavie, and southbound to Springburn, via Glasgow Queen Street (low level). In the evenings and on Sundays, trains run southbound to Motherwell, via Hamilton Central, at the same twice-hourly frequency.[9]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Westerton | ScotRail Argyle Line |
Hillfoot | ||
| Westerton | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Hillfoot | ||
References
edit- ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ Quick 2022.
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
- ^ Ross, David (2014). The North British Railway: A History. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-84033-647-4.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 72.
- ^ McCardel, J (1973). New Kilpatrick Parish and its Story. Bell & Bain, Glasgow. p. 25.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206
Bibliography
edit- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Bearsden railway station from National Rail
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