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Craigendoran railway station

Coordinates: 55°59′42″N 4°42′43″W / 55.9949°N 4.7120°W / 55.9949; -4.7120
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Craigendoran

Scottish Gaelic: Creag an Dòbhrain[1]
National Rail
The North Clyde Line platform with the embankment for the West Highland Line behind
General information
LocationHelensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Scotland
Coordinates55°59′42″N 4°42′43″W / 55.9949°N 4.7120°W / 55.9949; -4.7120
Grid referenceNS309813
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCGD[2]
Fare zoneD4
Key dates
15 May 1882Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.119 million
2019/20Increase 0.127 million
2020/21Decrease 70,988
2021/22Increase 0.123 million
2022/23Increase 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.[3] West Highland Line trains used to call here but no longer do following the closure of the upper platforms.

History

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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).[4][5] 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.[6]

The track layout at Craigendoran Junction was simplified in 1984 under the auspices of British Rail, singling the line to Helensburgh Central.[7] 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

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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.[8] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

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Passenger Volume at Craigendoran[9]
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

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On weekdays and 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.[10]

Preceding station National Rail 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

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ 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. 83. ISBN 978-1909431-26-3.
  4. ^ "Geograph:: The West Highland Railway Line". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ Quick 2022, p. p=147.
  6. ^ "Helensburgh Heritage" (PDF). helensburgh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "150 Years of Helensburgh's Railway - Chronology" (PDF). WWW.helensburgh-heritage.co.uk. Helensburgh Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  8. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

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