Merryton railway station
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Merryton railway station is a railway station
in Larkhall
, Scotland
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
and lies on the Argyle Line
.
The station was officially opened on 9 December 2005, as part of the Larkhall branch re-opened at the same time.
The station is located on the CR
Mid Lanark Lines just south of the site of the previous Merryton Junction where the Caledonian Railway
Coalburn Branch diverged from the CR Mid Lanark Lines.
via Glasgow Central northbound and to Larkhall
southbound every 30 minutes.
In December 2007 an hourly service (in each direction) commenced on Sundays.
Train station
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in Larkhall
Larkhall
Larkhall is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the Avon Water to the West...
, Scotland
Scotland
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. The station is 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 lies on the Argyle Line
Argyle Line
The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...
.
The station was officially opened on 9 December 2005, as part of the Larkhall branch re-opened at the same time.
The station is located on the CR
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
Mid Lanark Lines just south of the site of the previous Merryton Junction where the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
Coalburn Branch diverged from the CR Mid Lanark Lines.
Services
From the opening of the Larkhall Branch in December 2005, a service has operated on Monday to Saturdays to DalmuirDalmuir railway station
Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a large, five platform interchange between the Argyle Line, North Clyde Line and West Highland Line....
via Glasgow Central northbound and to Larkhall
Larkhall railway station
Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, 26 km south east of Glasgow Central railway station.- History :...
southbound every 30 minutes.
In December 2007 an hourly service (in each direction) commenced on Sundays.