Craigendoran railway station

Craigendoran Scottish Gaelic: Creag an Dòbhrain
The North Clyde Line platform with the embankment for the West Highland Line behind
General information
Location	Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute Scotland
Coordinates	55.9949°N 4.7120°W / 55.9949; -4.7120
Grid reference	NS309813
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CGD
Fare zone	D4
Key dates
15 May 1882	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.119 million
2019/20	0.127 million
2020/21	70,988
2021/22	0.123 million
2022/23	0.142 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Craigendoran railway station (Scottish Gaelic: Creag an Dòbhrain) is a railway station serving Craigendoran, east of Helensburgh, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail, which operates all services at the station. It is located on the North Clyde Line between Helensburgh Central and Cardross, 23 miles 18 chains (37.4 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level), measured via Singer and Maryhill. West Highland Line trains used to call here but no longer do following the closure of the upper platforms.

History

Craigendoran Pier in 2007 from the Clyde

Originally opened by the North British Railway on 15 May 1882, at one time the station had five platforms: two as an island platform on the West Highland Line - sometimes called Craigendoran Upper (opened in 1894 and closed in 1964, subsequently demolished), one on Craigendoran Pier serving Clyde Steamers (closed in 1972 and lifted) and two on the line to Helensburgh (one closed when the line was singled). All five platforms, bar those for the West Highland Line, were electrified. There were once goods sidings located in here, built in the 1940s, but these were removed in 1964 with the end of regular local freight workings.

The track layout at Craigendoran Junction was simplified in 1984 under the auspices of British Rail, singling the line to Helensburgh Central. The present layout at the junction, just east of the station, consists of a loop (available to West Highland Line trains only) and single lines to Helensburgh Upper and Helensburgh Central. The line south of here towards Dumbarton Central remains double track.

Facilities

The station is equipped with a shelter (which is accessed by some steps), a bench and bike racks, as well as a car park, accessed over the footbridge. The only step-free access to the station is from Dennistoun Crescent. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Craigendoran

	2002–03	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23
Entries and exits	131,146	148,508	162,922	158,599	180,486	200,914	194,718	198,606	195,522	193,958	208,894	170,944	152,756	136,294	137,522	119,170	127,380	70,988	122,892	141,704

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

On weekdays & Saturdays, there is a typically half-hourly service westbound to Helensburgh Central, and eastbound to Edinburgh Waverley, via Glasgow Queen Street low-level and Airdrie, which skips stations between Dalmuir and Hyndland. On Sundays, the service remains half-hourly, but trains serve all stations via Singer.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cardross		ScotRail North Clyde Line		Helensburgh Central
	Historical railways
Junction with GD&HR		North British Railway West Highland Railway		Helensburgh Upper
Cardross		North British Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway		Helensburgh Central

Bibliography

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• Yonge, John (February 1993). Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (2nd ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0995-8.
• Yonge, John (April 1996). Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (3rd ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 1-8983-1919-7.
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External links

• Train times and station information for Craigendoran railway station from National Rail