Alexandria railway station
Alexandria railway station serves the town of Alexandria, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, 18 3⁄4 miles (30.2 km) west of Glasgow Queen Street.
Alexandria  | |
|---|---|
 View south towards Renton | |
| Location | Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.9853°N 4.5773°W |
| Grid reference | NS393799 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ALX |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway and North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMSR and LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 15 July 1850[1] | Station opened |
| January 1935 | Renamed Alexandria and Bonhill |
| 1962 | Renamed Alexandria |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.345 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.307 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.279 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.244 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.233 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
Opened by the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway on 15 July 1850,[1] 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. The line through the station was double until 1973, but now only one track and platform are in use.
When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by ScotRail until the privatisation of British Rail.
Services
There are 2tph to Airdrie via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and to Balloch.
On Sundays, 2tph operate alternately to Larkhall and to Motherwell via Whifflet, via Glasgow Central Low Level.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Balloch | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Renton | CR & NBR Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway |
Balloch Central | ||
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 15
- GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 226 (Network Rail)
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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- 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.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- RAILSCOT on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway
