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Dalmarnock 
Dalmarnock station, looking towards the tunnel Location Place Dalmarnock Local authority Glasgow Coordinates 55°50′33″N 4°13′03″W / 55.8424°N 4.2176°WCoordinates: 55°50′33″N 4°13′03″W / 55.8424°N 4.2176°W Operations Station code DAK Managed by First ScotRail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 48,618 2005/06 * 58,081 2006/07 * 61,109 2007/08 * 61,209 2008/09 * 79,876 Passenger Transport Executive PTE SPT History Original company Glasgow Central Railway Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway Post-grouping LMS 1 November 1895[1] Opened 5 October 1964[1] Closed 5 November 1979[1] Re-opened National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalmarnock from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Railways in Parkhead area Legend
City of Glasgow Union Railway Alexandra Parade (CoGUR) 
The Switchback (CR) Haghill Goods (CoGUR) 
Kennyhill Goods (SB CR) Duke Street (CoGUR) 
Haghill Junction Camlachie Goods (CB NBR) 
Parkhead North (CB NBR) 
Parkhead Forge Siding (SB CR) 
Parkhead Forge Junction Bridgeton (GCR) 
Parkhead Stadium (GCR) 
London Road Goods (SB CR) 
London Road Junction Dalmarnock (GCR) 
Dalmarnock (1841) (SB CR) 
Bridgeton Goods (GCR) 
Strathclyde Junction 
River Clyde 
Glasgow Central Railway Railways: - CB NBR - Coatbridge Branch (NBR)
- CoGUR - City of Glasgow Union Railway (Joint G&SWR and NBR)
- GCR - Glasgow Central Railway (CR)
- SB CR - The Switchback (CR)
Dalmarnock railway station serves the area of Dalmarnock, Glasgow. It is a station on the Argyle Line, 4 km (2¼ miles) south east of Glasgow Central. The northern part of the station is situated in a tunnel (as seen in the image).
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History
Adjacent was a high level station which was opened on 24 June 1841[1] and closed when the current station opened on 1 November 1895.[1] This iron bridge (crossing the A749 adjacent to Swanston Street) was removed in June 2009, however the original embankments remain. This route belonged to the Caledonian Railway and was referred to as The Switchback
Locale
The station is 15 minutes walk away from Celtic football club's Parkhead stadium. This is the second station to bear this name.
Station refurbishment
The station is due to undergo a full revamp in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games due to its close proximity to site of the athletes' village and several venues.[2]
Services
1979
At the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979 the station was served by 6 trains per hour on Mondays to Saturdays. in the westerly direction all went to Dalmuir, with three via Yoker and three via Singer. Two of these were extended to Dumbarton Central. In the easterly direction all trains travelled around the Hamilton Circle to Motherwell three in the clockwise direction passing through Bellshill prior to Motherwell and three passing through Hamilton Central first. The limited stop Milngavie to/from Lanark trains did not stop at Dalmarnock.
2008
Monday to Saturdays, four trains per hour head westbound towards Glasgow Central and beyond (Milngavie and Dalmuir) and four trains per hour go eastbound towards Motherwell (with services onward to Lanark).
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Rutherglen First ScotRail
Bridgeton Historical railways Rutherglen Glasgow Central Railway
Bridgeton Rutherglen The Switchback
London Road References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Butt (1995), page 76
- ^ "Revamp funding for Game station". BBC. 4 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8659993.stm. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on Glasgow Central Railway
- RAILSCOT on The Switchback Line
Categories:- Railway stations in Glasgow
- Scotland railway station stubs
- SPT railway stations
- Railway stations served by First ScotRail
- Railway stations opened in 1841
- Railway stations closed in 1895
- Railway stations opened in 1895
- Railway stations closed in 1964
- Railway stations opened in 1979
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
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