Place Cambuslang Station code KKH 2011/12 91,830 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference NS642600 Managed by Abellio ScotRail 2012/13 88,316 | |
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Address Cambuslang, Glasgow G72 8DZ, United Kingdom Original company Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Similar Newton (Lanark) railway st, Croftfoot railway station, Neilston railway station, Burnside railway station, Maxwell Park railway st | ||
Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill area of the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located on the Newton Line.
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History
The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904. Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. From 1948 until 1997, services were operated by the nationalised British Railways who electrified the route in 1962.
The station was provided with a Swiss Chalet style building on the tunnel above the east of the station, which was demolished in the late 1990s.
From 1974
Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line the basic service was:
From 1979
Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was: