Corkerhill railway station

Coordinates: 55°50′14″N 4°20′03″W / 55.8373°N 4.3341°W / 55.8373; -4.3341
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Corkerhill
National Rail
Corkerhill station in 2008.
General information
LocationCorkerhill, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°50′14″N 4°20′03″W / 55.8373°N 4.3341°W / 55.8373; -4.3341
Grid referenceNS539629
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCKH
History
Original companyGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 December 1896[1]Opened
?[1]Closed
14 July 1924[1]Reopened and renamed Corkerhill Halt
10 January 1983[1]Closed
28 July 1990[1]Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.277 million
2019/20Decrease 0.267 million
2020/21Decrease 41,664
2021/22Increase 0.129 million
2022/23Increase 0.184 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Corkerhill railway station serves the Corkerhill and Mosspark neighbourhoods of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line, 3¼ miles (5 km) west of Glasgow Central.

The station was originally a staff halt on the Glasgow and South Western Railway, with a small network of houses having been built for workers at the Corkerhill Carriage Servicing Maintenance Depot (opened 1896);[2] eventually the isolated village was swallowed up by the expanding Glasgow urban area with the construction of the Mosspark, Cardonald and Pollok estates. The station was opened to the public in 1923 and was rebuilt by British Railways in 1954.[2]

Services[edit]

1967 to 1983[edit]

Following the closure of the line to Greenock Princes Pier, the basic service was an hourly service to Kilmacolm. Some peak hour services to/from Paisley Canal and the Ayrshire Coast were also provided.

From 1990[edit]

Since the reopening of the line by British Rail in 1990 services have been half-hourly eastbound to Glasgow Central and westbound to Paisley Canal, Monday to Saturdays. Currently (2016) there is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Mosspark   ScotRail
Paisley Canal Line
  Dumbreck
  Historical railways  
Crookston
Line and Station open
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Paisley Canal Branch
  Bellahouston
Station closed; Line open
Mosspark
Line and station open
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Paisley Canal line
  Bellahouston Park Halt
Line open, station closed

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.