Garscadden railway station


Garscadden railway station serves Garscadden in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line.

History

The station is located on the former Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway, between and which opened in 1882. The station here though wasn't opened until 5 November 1960 by British Rail, as part of the North Clyde Line modernisation and electrification scheme.

Services

The station is served by trains between, and Partick, which then continue into both main Glasgow stations. There are also peak-hour-only services beginning and terminating at Garscadden, mostly on the Argyle Line. These enter service from the adjacent Yoker TMD reception sidings.
The eastbound service pattern consists of four trains per hour. Two of these services travel via, with one terminating at Whifflet and the other continuing to, these provide a half-hourly service on the Whifflet Line.
The remaining two services travel via, with one terminating at Motherwell and the other extending to, these also operate at half-hourly intervals.
Westbound, two services originate at, one starts at Motherwell and travels via Whifflet, and the final service begins at Whifflet.
The service on Sundays is provided by the to Larkhall or Motherwell via Whifflet trains.