Langside railway station

55°49′15″N 4°16′33″W / 55.8208°N 4.2759°W / 55.8208; -4.2759Grid referenceNS574609Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLGSFare zoneG2HistoryOriginal companyCathcart District RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLMSKey dates2 April 1894Opened as Langside^[2]5 November 1900Signal box closed^[3]1 October 1901Renamed as Langside and Newlands^[3]1905Signal box reopened during morning peak^[3]23 August 1927Signal box closed and equipment removed^[3]27 May 1962Renamed as Langside^[3]13 August 1966Original station building burnt down^[4]Passengers2018/19 0.276 million2019/20 0.289 million2020/21 45,7302021/22 0.110 million2022/23 0.141 million Notes

Langside railway station is a railway station that serves the Langside and Newlands area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

History

The station was opened as part of the western extension of the Cathcart District Railway on 2 April 1894. It consists of a single island platform accessed by a subway and stairs to Langside Drive at the west end, and Earls Park Avenue and Tanahill Road to the east, with a self-service ticket machine added in spring 2007. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.

Services

1974 to 1979

Between the electrification of the WCML and the opening of the Argyle Line, trains ran Mondays to Saturdays, with two Cathcart Circle trains per hour in each direction and two Glasgow Central to Kirkhill trains per hour in each direction. Occasional peak hour trains were extended through to Motherwell via the Hamilton Circle lines.

1979 to early 1990s

Following the opening of the Argyle line, Kirkhill services were extended through to Newton.

Early 1990s to present day (2016)

The service pattern has been revised to include Sunday trains.

The service consists of one train between Glasgow Central and Newton in each direction every hour, seven days a week and one Cathcart Circle train in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays.

There is a higher frequency of trains in the weekday morning and evening rush hour periods.^[5]

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cathcart		ScotRail Cathcart Circle		Pollokshaws East
King's Park		ScotRail Glasgow-Newton
	Historical railways
Cathcart Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway		Pollokshaws East Line and station open

References

Notes

Sources

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• Kernahan, Jack (1980). The Cathcart Circle. Falkirk, Stirlingshire: Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9043-9601-0. OCLC 85045869.
• 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.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.