Chatelherault railway station serves the villages of Ferniegair and Allanton on the outskirts of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is named Chatelherault after the nearby Chatelherault Country Park.
Chatelherault  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Ferniegair, South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°45′54″N 4°00′16″W / 55.7651°N 4.0044°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS743542 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | CTE | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 December 1866 | Opened as Ferniegair, as a terminus | ||||
| 2 October 1876 | Re-located as a through station | ||||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed | ||||
| 9 December 2005 | Re-opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.114 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  13,102 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 45,960 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 61,912 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 73,122 | ||||
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History
editThe station was opened as Ferniegair on 1 December 1866 as a terminus for trains approaching from the south on the Caledonian Railway's Coalburn Branch. Passengers for Glasgow had to transfer to Hamilton by coach. It was rebuilt and relocated as a through station on 2 October 1876, with trains continuing to Motherwell railway station on the Clydesdale Junction Railway. The Caledonian Railway closed the station on 1 January 1917,[1] though the line itself continued to carry passengers until October 1965 and freight until 1968.
Re-opening
editThe station is on the Argyle Line, and was officially re-opened on 9 December 2005 by First Minister Jack McConnell as part of the extension of the Argyle Line to include Larkhall.
Services
editFrom the re-opening in December 2005, trains ran on Mondays and Saturdays every 30 minutes north-west to Dalmuir via Singer and south to Larkhall. A trial (for one year) Sunday service commenced from December 2007 with an hourly service in each direction, and due to high uptake was made permanent in December 2008.
As of May 2016[update], the frequency remains unaltered, but northbound trains now run to Milngavie (southbound trains still start from Dalmuir). The hourly Sunday service runs to/from Balloch via Clydebank.[2]
References
edit- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 181. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Table 225, & 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
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- Train times and station information for Chatelherault railway station from National Rail
- New Link for Larkhall opens – BBC News Scotland website
- RAILSCOT on Larkhall re-opening
- RAILSCOT on Coalburn Branch
- RAILSCOT on Mid Lanark Lines
- Video footage of Chatelherault railway station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Merryton | ScotRail Argyle Line |
Hamilton Central | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Larkhall Central Line and station open |
Mid Lanark Lines Caledonian Railway |
Motherwell Line and station open (except section between Chatelherault and Ross Junction) | ||
| Larkhall East Line partially open; station closed |
Coalburn Branch Caledonian Railway |
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