Greenfaulds railway station

Greenfaulds Scottish Gaelic: A' Bhuaile Ghlas
General information
Location	Greenfaulds, North Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.9349°N 3.9937°W / 55.9349; -3.9937
Grid reference	NS755730
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	GRL
Key dates
15 May 1989	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.125 million
2019/20	0.119 million
2020/21	14,952
2021/22	55,406
2022/23	79,148
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Greenfaulds railway station serves the Greenfaulds area of the town of Cumbernauld in 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 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. 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.

Open access operator Grand Union Trains plans to use the station on a Stirling to London Euston service to begin in 2025.

Services

2017

The typical service Monday-Saturday is:

• 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			Following station
Gartcosh		ScotRail Cumbernauld Line		Cumbernauld
	Historical railways
Glenboig Line open; Station closed		Caledonian Railway Main Line		Cumbernauld Line and Station open

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• 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.