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Garrowhill railway station

Coordinates: 55°51′19″N 4°07′46″W / 55.8553°N 4.1294°W / 55.8553; -4.1294
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Garrowhill
National Rail
General information
LocationGarrowhill, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′19″N 4°07′46″W / 55.8553°N 4.1294°W / 55.8553; -4.1294
Grid referenceNS668645
Managed byScotRail
Transit authorityStrathclyde Partnership for Transport
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGAR
Fare zoneG6
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
16 March 1936Opened as Garrowhill Halt
11 September 1961Renamed Garrowhill
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.490 million
2019/20Decrease 0.470 million
2020/21Decrease 63,084
2021/22Increase 0.196 million
2022/23Increase 0.278 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Garrowhill railway station serves the Garrowhill and Barlanark areas of Glasgow, Scotland. The railway station is 4¾ miles (7 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line and is managed by ScotRail.

Services

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Monday to Saturday daytimes:[1]

  • 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

Facilities

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The station does not have a dedicated car park but cycle storage is available. The station is staffed during working hours from Monday to Friday.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  2. ^ "Garrowhill (GAR)". National Rail Enquiries.
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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Easterhouse   ScotRail
North Clyde Line
  Shettleston