Alexandria railway station
- Alexandria railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Alexandria
other_name =
code = ALX
caption = Alexandria Railway Station which stands in the middle of a roundabout in the one way system in Alexandria.
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Alexandria
borough = West Dunbartonshire
pte = SPT
platforms = 1
lowusage0203 = 270,904
lowusage0405 = 276,238
lowusage0506 = 305,459
lowusage0607 = 294,563
original = Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway
pregroup = Caledonian Railway and North British Railway
postgroup = LMSR and LNER
years = 15 July 1850
events = Station opens
years1 = January 1935
events1 = Renamed Alexandria and Bonhill
years2 = 1962
events2 = Renamed Alexandria
Alexandria railway station is a railway station serving the town of Alexandria, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line 30 km (18¾ miles) west of Glasgow Queen Street.
History
Opened by the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway, it became part of a joint London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway line during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by ScotRail until the Privatisation of British Railways.
ervice
There is a half-hourly daily service from Alexandria to Balloch railway station northbound and Glasgow Queen Street southbound.
Services continue from Glasgow to Airdrie Monday to Saturday daytimes and Springburn railway station. Evenings and Sundays to Motherwell.
rail line
next = Balloch
previous = Renton
route = First ScotRail
North Clyde Line
col = FF80C0rail line
next = Balloch Central
previous = Renton
route = Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway and North British Railway
col = CR-NBR-Jt colour
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* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Caledonian_and_Dunbartonshire_Junction_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway]
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