Greenfaulds railway station

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Greenfaulds

Scottish Gaelic: A' Bhuaile Ghlas[1]
National Rail
Greenfaulds railway station in 2007.jpg
LocationGreenfaulds, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′06″N 3°59′37″W / 55.9349°N 3.9937°W / 55.9349; -3.9937Coordinates: 55°56′06″N 3°59′37″W / 55.9349°N 3.9937°W / 55.9349; -3.9937
Grid referenceNS755730
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGRL
Key dates
15 May 1989Opened
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.115 million
2017/18Increase 0.124 million
2018/19Increase 0.125 million
2019/20Decrease 0.119 million
2020/21Decrease 14,952
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Greenfaulds railway station serves the Greenfaulds area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is also within walking distance of the Lenziemill industrial estate, the Luggie Water and the Blairlinn industrial estate. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is located 13+1⁄4 miles (21.3 km) north east of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) on the Cumbernauld Line and is 11 miles (18 km) north of Motherwell railway station on the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line.

History[]

The station was opened on 15 May 1989 by British Rail with financial backing from what was then the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive.[2] It was on a new site (though the line that serves it is considerably older) and was built as part of the plan to upgrade the Queen Street to Cumbernauld line. The Motherwell service began calling here when it was inaugurated in May 1996.

Services[]

2017[]

The typical service Monday-Saturday is:[3]

  • 2tph to Dalmuir via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Yoker
  • 1tph to Dalmuir via Motherwell, Hamilton Central, Glasgow Central Low Level and Yoker
  • 1tph to Glasgow Queen Street High Level
  • 4tph to Cumbernauld, one of which operates to Camelon and Falkirk Grahamston

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction to Cumbernauld and Partick only.

There are also two large park and ride car parks at the station with both being behind the station.

2018/19[]

From December 2018, a new half hourly Glasgow - Edinburgh via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston service will start, replacing the hourly DMU service and take over the existing EMU service between Springburn and Cumbernauld. The new service will use new Class 385 EMUs. The service between Cumbernauld and Dalmuir via Motherwell and Glasgow Central will continue to operate with existing stock.

The typical Monday - Saturday service will be:

  • 2tph to Edinburgh via Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston
  • 2tph to Glasgow Queen Street High Level
  • 1tph to Cumbernauld only
  • 1tph to Dalmuir via Motherwell and Glasgow Central Low Level
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Coatbridge Central   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line
   Cumbernauld
Gartcosh   Abellio ScotRail
Cumbernauld Line
   Cumbernauld
  Historical railways  
Glenboig
Line open; Station closed 		  Caledonian Railway
Main Line 		  Cumbernauld
Line and Station open

References[]

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Scot-Rail: Station Openings in Scotland since 1960 www.scot-rail.co.uk; Retrieved 2014-02-12
  3. ^ Table 225 & 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  • 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 978-1-85260-508-7. 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.


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