Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, 16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) south east of Glasgow Central railway station.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Larkhall, South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°44′20″N 3°58′31″W / 55.7390°N 3.9753°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS760513 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | LRH | ||||
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| 1 July 1905 | Opened as Larkhall Central | ||||
| 4 October 1965 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 4 November 1968 | Line Closed | ||||
| 12 December 2005 | Re-opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.354 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 32,382 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.152 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.205 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.244 million | ||||
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History
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The station was originally opened as Larkhall Central on 1 July 1905 by the Caledonian Railway as part of their Mid Lanark Lines which filled in various gaps around Larkhall, Stonehouse, Strathaven and Blackwood. It closed to passengers on 4 October 1965.
Re-opening
editForty years after closure, the station was officially reopened on 9 December 2005 by Jack McConnell MSP, the then First Minister for Scotland. Passenger services started on 12 December 2005, with trains serving the Argyle Line.
Services
editFrom opening in December 2005, trains run every 30 minutes to Glasgow Central and beyond to Dalmuir. As of May 2016, they run to Milngavie instead, but southbound arrivals still originate from Dalmuir.[2]
An hourly Sunday service started from December 2007 on a one-year trial basis. This trial has been successful, and the hourly Sunday service is now a permanent feature. It runs to Balloch via Clydebank.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Terminus | ScotRail Argyle Line - Larkhall Branch |
Merryton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Stonehouse Line and station closed |
Mid Lanark Lines Caledonian Railway |
Ferniegair Line and station open | ||
Argyle Line services are currently operated by Class 318s and Class 320s.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Table 225 & 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
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- Train times and station information for Larkhall railway station from National Rail* New Link for Larkhall opens - BBC News Scotland website
- RAILSCOT on the Larkhall re-opening - for history and pictures of the station and line.
- RAILSCOT on the Mid Lanark Lines