Muirend railway station

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Muirend railway station is a railway station in Muirend, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines.

1 History
2 Services and facilities
3 Notes and references
4 External links

[edit] History

The station was opened by the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903,^[1] as part of an extension from that company's previous northern terminus at Giffen to a junction with the Cathcart District Railway at Cathcart.

[edit] Services and facilities

The station is served by the Glasgow Central to Neilston branch, which for operating purposes is grouped as part of the Cathcart Circle lines.^[2] The service is mainly used by commuters travelling into the centre of Glasgow. Trains run mainly every half hour in each direction during daytime, with some additional services during rush hour periods. A Sunday service has also been introduced in recent years.^[3]

The station has an island platform with a ramp providing access directly to the platform from Muirend Road at the south end of the station. At the north end, there is footbridge access to and from Hillcrest Avenue and Cairndow Court. The station building (which is a Category B listed building)^[4] contains a ticket office which is manned on a part-time basis.

[edit] Notes and references

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford. p.165 ISBN 1-85260-508-1
^ Map of SPT rail network
^ First ScotRail timetable: Glasgow - Cathcart Circle / Neilston / Newton Accessed 24 September 2006
^ Historic structures on Scotland's active railways

[edit] External links

Train times and station information for Muirend railway station from National Rail
Street map and aerial photo of Muirend railway station from Multimap.com
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway at Railscot

Preceding station		Following station
Williamwood	First ScotRail Glasgow-Neilston	Cathcart
Historical Railways
Whitecraigs	Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway	Kirkhill

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