Blairhill railway station
Blairhill railway station serves the Blairhill area of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is 8½ miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. Situated on Blair Road, the railway station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, comprising Class 334s on Edinburgh to Helensburgh services, and Class 318s and Class 320s on Airdrie to Balloch services.
Blairhill  | |
|---|---|
 Blairhill railway station | |
| Location | Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.8665°N 4.0427°W |
| Grid reference | NS722655 |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BAI |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1 February 1871 | Opened as Blairhill and Gartsherrie[1] |
| 1960s??? | Renamed as Blairhill[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  0.463 million |
| 2016/17 | 0.483 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.489 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.492 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.474 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was built opened on 1 February 1871 and was previously called Blairhill and Gartsherrie.[1] It bordered the original St. Ambrose High School from 1961 until the buildings were demolished in 2012.
Facilities
The street-level platform, which now bears the "portacabin" ticket office, once supported a wooden station building which housed a ticket office and newsagent. On the night of 12 January 1987, shortly after being painted in the bright orange livery of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive, this building was burned to the ground. The station now has a staffed ticket office during working hours (Monday-Saturday). A new purpose built car park on the site of the former St. Ambrose High School now serves the station.[2]
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes:[3]
- Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
- Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
- Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level (As of August 2016 this service no longer calls at Shettleston, Cartyne and Bellgrove. Passengers for these stations please use the half-hourly service towards Balloch instead.)
Evening services are as follows:
- Half-hourly service towards Airdrie via all stations
- Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
Sunday services are as follows:
- Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
- Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coatbridge Sunnyside | Abellio ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Easterhouse | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Coatbridge Sunnyside | North British Railway Coatbridge Branch |
Bargeddie | ||
Gallery
Blairhill & Gartsherrie Station in 1961
Blairhill railway station ticket office
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 37
- http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BAI.aspx
- Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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 (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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Coatbridge Branch
