Westerton railway station
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.jpg) The station platforms seen in 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°54′17″N 4°20′06″W / 55.9048°N 4.3351°W |
| Grid reference | NS541704 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WES[2] |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1913 | Opened[3] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.791 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.775 million |
| Interchange | 26,884 |
| 2020/21 | 0.103 million |
| Interchange | 1,780 |
| 2021/22 | 0.382 million |
| Interchange | 14,546 |
| 2022/23 | 0.513 million |
| Interchange | 16,227 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Westerton railway station is a railway station that serves the Westerton district in the town of Bearsden, Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail as part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network. It is located on the Argyle and North Clyde lines, between Drumchapel to the west, Bearsden to the north, and Anniesland and Maryhill to the south-east. It is 6 miles 10 chains (9.9 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Maryhill.[4]
The station lies very close to the Forth and Clyde Canal and the boundary between East Dunbartonshire and the city of Glasgow.
History[edit]
The station opened on 1 September 1913. The station has a cross platform bridge with lift access which began production in June 2017,[5] and became operational in 2018.[6]
Prior to 19 September 2014, Westerton was also served by the overnight Caledonian Sleeper service between Fort William and London Euston, to allow Glasgow-bound passengers to change onto a connecting service, as the sleeper used a route avoiding the city centre. From 21 September 2014 the sleeper service was re-routed to call instead at Queen Street Low Level and so the stop was removed from the timetable.[7]
Facilities[edit]
The station has a ticket office and ticket machine on platform 1, as well as an accessible toilet and waiting room. There is a shelter on platform 2, and benches and help points on both platforms. The car park and bike racks are adjacent to platform 1.[8]
Passenger volume[edit]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 461,235 | 533,662 | 597,777 | 615,382 | 633,364 | 689,592 | 658,378 | 683,484 | 735,430 | 775,164 | 747,582 | 784,490 | 794,600 | 794,094 | 783,084 | 790,626 | 774,774 | 102,858 |
| Interchanges | N/A | 21,488 | 24,657 | 30,727 | 29,838 | 35,630 | 34,678 | 38,571 | 35,525 | 36,047 | 31,713 | 35,482 | 38,330 | 31,114 | 28,890 | 28,449 | 26,884 | 1,780 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services[edit]
On weekdays and Saturdays, there are two trains per hour to Milngavie, two trains to Balloch and two trains to Dalmuir, the latter two calling at all stations via Singer. Heading south-east, there are two trains per hour to Airdrie, two to Springburn and two to Larkhall, via Hamilton Central. In the weekday evenings, there are an extra two trains per hour between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh, the Springburn trains instead run to Motherwell via Whifflet, and the Dalmuir and Larkall trains do not run. On Sundays, there are two trains per hour north and west to each of Milngavie and Helensburgh, and there are two trains per hour south-east to each of Edinburgh and Motherwell (via Hamilton Central).[10]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniesland | ScotRail Argyle Line |
Drumchapel | ||
| Bearsden | ||||
| Anniesland | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Drumchapel | ||
| Bearsden | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ Butt (1995),page 245
- ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
- ^ "Westerton station accessibility improvements in site".
- ^ "Stories".
- ^ GB eNRT December 2014 Edition, Table 227
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206
Bibliography[edit]
- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- 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.
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Westerton railway station from National Rail