Airdrie railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Airdrie
other_name =
code = ADR


caption =
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Airdrie
borough = North Lanarkshire
platforms = 2
stats = yes
usage0203 = 0.802
usage0405 = 0.910
usage0506 = 0.952
usage0607 = 0.994
original = Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
pregroup = North British Railway
years = 11 August 1862
events = Station opens as Airdrie South
years1 = 3 March 1952
events1 = Station renamed Airdrie

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 17 km (11 miles) east of Glasgow Queen Street.

History

Opened by the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway and absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. British Railways then ran the station for Strathclyde PTE, and continued to do so as ScotRail when Sectorisation was introduced, until the Privatisation of British Railways.

Future development

As part of the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link reopening, the station will be refurbished. Plans include the reinstatment of the second through platform with a capablilty of holding 9 carriages opposite the current platform 2, which will also be extended and a large car park facility.

ervices

2008

The station is served by half hourly trains from Drumgelloch to Helensburgh Central and return which use platform 2.

Platform 1 is used by trains from Airdrie to Balloch via Singer, providing a 15 minute frequency towards Glasgow Queen Street Monday to Saturday daytimes.

In addition to this, there are some peak time express services to Milngavie. These call at Coatdyke, Coatbridge Sunnyside and Blairhill before running fast to High Street then at all stations to Milngavie.

Evenings and Sundays, the half-hourly Drumgelloch to Helensburgh Central service operates.

rail line
next = Coatdyke
previous = Drumgelloch
route = First ScotRail

North Clyde Line
col=FF80C0rail line
next = Coatdyke
"Line and Station open"
previous = Drumgelloch
"Line and Station open"
route = Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway

North British Railway
col = NBR colour
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External links

* [http://www.192.com/maps/aerial-photography?MapSize=Large&lev=2&px=276069.5&py=665207&result_area_id=441726&pc= Close up aerial view of Airdrie station]