Gilshochill railway station
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Gilshochill railway station is a railway station
serving the Gilshochill
area of Maryhill
in Glasgow
, Scotland
. It is located on the Maryhill Line
5 km (3¼ miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street. Services are provided by First ScotRail
on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
. When the station was opened late in 1993 it was named "Lambhill", being renamed "Gilshochill" on 24 May 1998.
.
There is normally no Sunday service from the station, with the exception of the four Sundays immediately preceding Christmas
; on these Sundays an hourly service operates between 1000 and 1800 hours.
Train station
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serving the Gilshochill
Gilshochill
Gilshochill is located to the north west of Maryhill in the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the district of which the location of the Forth and Clyde Canal meets the Port Dundas branch of the canal. It is immediately to the north of the location of the Maryhill basin and Maryhill loch. Gilshochill...
area of Maryhill
Maryhill
Maryhill is an area of the City of Glasgow in Scotland. Maryhill is a former burgh. The population of Maryhill is about 52,000. Maryhill stretches over along Maryhill Road...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 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...
. It is located on the Maryhill Line
Maryhill Line
The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Anniesland via Maryhill in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network. The line between Glasgow and Maryhill forms a part of the West Highland Line and was re-opened to stopping passenger services in 1993...
5 km (3¼ miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street. Services are provided 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...
on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland...
. When the station was opened late in 1993 it was named "Lambhill", being renamed "Gilshochill" on 24 May 1998.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and westbound to AnnieslandAnniesland railway station
Anniesland railway station is a railway station that serves the Anniesland suburb of Glasgow, Scotland.The station is served by First ScotRail as part of the SPT network....
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There is normally no Sunday service from the station, with the exception of the four Sundays immediately preceding Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
; on these Sundays an hourly service operates between 1000 and 1800 hours.