Milngavie railway station
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| Milngavie | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Milngavie | ||
| Local authority | East Dunbartonshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | MLN | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.603 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1863 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Milngavie. | |||
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Milngavie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland. Its principal purpose today is as a commuter station for people working in Glasgow City Centre. It is a category B listed building.
The station is generally well kept and has had a history of winning many awards and commendations for the quality of the flower baskets and tubs in station garden competitions.
The station is the usual access point for the 95-mile long West Highland Way long distance footpath which officially starts in Milngavie town centre, marked by a granite obelisk. The first few hundred yards of the way follow the line of short spur of the railway originally built to serve the Ellangowan Paper Mills.
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[edit] Facilities
The station is complete with its own ticket office, staff facilities, and disabled access. There is no taxi rank, but there is a regular bus service operating from the bus stop outside the station entrance. A pedestrian underpass links the station to the town centre, which is also pedestrianised.
[edit] Services
Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. Trains to Glasgow operate on a regular schedule, with one every 15 minutes on weekdays. Two trains per hour go via Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line, while the other two travel via Queen Street on the North Clyde Line. Additional trains are available during peak hours, including express services that stop at only popular stations. Services at this station are provided by Class 320, Class 334 and Class 318 electric multiple units.
[edit] History
The station was opened on 28th August 1863, and was then part of the Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Railway. Originally built with three platforms, one platform has since been removed. The land where the third platform once stood has been sold and is now the site of a Kwik-Fit garage. The double track line from Hillfoot station was singled in 1990.
[edit] Signalling
Milngavie signal box was situated to the south of the station, on the east side of the railway. It opened in 1900 when the line was doubled. A new lever frame with 35 levers was installed in 1959.
Milngavie signal box closed on 21 October 1990 under a resignalling scheme that saw control of the whole North Clyde Line transferred to Yoker Signalling Centre.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Milngavie railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Milngavie railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hillfoot | First ScotRail |
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| Hillfoot | First ScotRail |
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