Drumgelloch railway station
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Drumgelloch railway station was a railway station serving Drumgelloch, an eastern suburb of Airdrie
, North Lanarkshire
, Scotland
. The station was managed by First ScotRail
and was the eastern terminus of the North Clyde Line
, 20 km (12½ miles) east of from May 1989 to May 2010.
, although the line to Bathgate
that passed through here had been closed to all traffic seven years earlier (passenger services having ceased in 1956).
The North Clyde Line
has been extended eastwards beyond Drumgelloch towards , connecting with the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
. Plans for the project (termed the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
) were approved by the Scottish Parliament
in March 2007 and received Royal Assent
in May 2007.
Work commenced in 2008. As part of this project, the 1989 single platform Drumgelloch station was closed on 9 May 2010. A substitute bus service was provided until a new station
at a new site 550 metres further east was opened on 12 December 2010.
services operated from the new location, initially by bus due to delays in completion as a result of the inclement weather at the end of November 2010.
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Airdrie is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands. As of 2006,...
, North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station was managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
and was the eastern terminus of the North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line
The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of Transport Scotland...
, 20 km (12½ miles) east of from May 1989 to May 2010.
History
The station was opened in 1989 as the terminus of a short extension of the existing line from AirdrieAirdrie railway station
Airdrie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, east of Glasgow Queen Street.-History:...
, although the line to Bathgate
Bathgate (Upper) railway station
Bathgate railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bathgate in West Lothian, Scotland. It was located on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.- History :...
that passed through here had been closed to all traffic seven years earlier (passenger services having ceased in 1956).
The North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line
The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of Transport Scotland...
has been extended eastwards beyond Drumgelloch towards , connecting with the Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
Edinburgh to Bathgate Line
The Edinburgh to Bathgate Line is a railway line in East Central Scotland. It is also known as the Bathgate branch and the Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway.-History:...
. Plans for the project (termed the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
The Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link is a railway in central Scotland.Instigated as part of a round of transport improvement projects proposed by the then Scottish Executive in 2003, the plan was to open up a fourth direct railway link between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The project was...
) were approved by the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
in March 2007 and received Royal Assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
in May 2007.
Work commenced in 2008. As part of this project, the 1989 single platform Drumgelloch station was closed on 9 May 2010. A substitute bus service was provided until a new station
Drumgelloch railway station
Drumgelloch railway station was a railway station serving Drumgelloch, an eastern suburb of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was managed by First ScotRail and was the eastern terminus of the North Clyde Line, 20 km east of from May 1989 to May 2010.-History:The station was...
at a new site 550 metres further east was opened on 12 December 2010.
Services
There was a half-hourly service each day from Drumgelloch towards and .From May 2010
Following closure of the station as part of the Airdrie to Bathgate project, a half-hourly bus service operated to and from Airdrie station to connect with onward services to Glasgow and Helensburgh.From December 2010
Upon the opening of the 2010 stationDrumgelloch railway station
Drumgelloch railway station was a railway station serving Drumgelloch, an eastern suburb of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was managed by First ScotRail and was the eastern terminus of the North Clyde Line, 20 km east of from May 1989 to May 2010.-History:The station was...
services operated from the new location, initially by bus due to delays in completion as a result of the inclement weather at the end of November 2010.