Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a large, five-platform interchange between the Argyle Line, North Clyde Line and West Highland Line, between Singer and Clydebank (both to the south-east) and Kilpatrick (to the north-west). It is situated 9 miles 71 chains (15.9 km) from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Westerton and Maryhill.[4]
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 The Yoker route platforms | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°54′43″N 4°25′37″W / 55.9120°N 4.4270°W |
| Grid reference | NS484714 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Transit authority | SPT |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DMR[2] |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway & Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 31 May 1858[3] | Original station opened |
| May 1897[3] | Station resited |
| May 1952[3] | Renamed Dalmuir Park |
| August 1973[3] | Reverted to Dalmuir |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.923 million |
| Interchange |  40,724 |
| 2019/20 | 0.916 million |
| Interchange | 37,573 |
| 2020/21 | 0.128 million |
| Interchange | 10,199 |
| 2021/22 | 0.441 million |
| Interchange | 20,369 |
| 2022/23 | 0.562 million |
| Interchange | 16,150 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
The original two platform station opened on 31 May 1858.[3] The station was relocated to its current location in May 1897 by the North British Railway and enlarged to four platforms to accommodate the extension of the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway from Clydebank.[5] The station was known as Dalmuir Park between 1952 and 1973.[3] A fifth platform was added as part of the Argyle Line expansion in 1979.[citation needed]
Station layout edit
There are four through platforms, two on the Yoker branch & two on the Singer branch along with a terminal bay platform from the Yoker branch.[4] The two inner platforms link up at the north end of the station, where there were formerly two footbridges - one spanning each pair of lines; however these were dismantled after being replaced by a new, fully disability-accessible bridge fitted with three lifts that links all five platforms in 2009.[6]
Passenger Volume edit
| 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 458,679 | 536,035 | 620,781 | 623,286 | 618,003 | 736,614 | 715,916 | 744,184 | 801,950 | 805,254 | 845,818 | 899,962 | 907,038 | 961,242 | 921,420 | 922,534 | 915,936 | 128,016 | 440,666 | 561,532 |
| Interchanges | –[nb 1] | 6,957 | 33,575 | 28,625 | 17,415 | 31,546 | 59,050 | 55,526 | 69,026 | 114,081 | 112,419 | 61,456 | 65,859 | 119,809 | 42,309 | 40,724 | 37,573 | 10,199 | 20,369 | 16,150 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services edit
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Passenger services are provided by ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper. As befits a junction station with two alternative routes to the city and access to both main stations there (Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Glasgow Central Low Level) there are a wide range of destinations available.
Northbound, there are 2 trains per hour each to both Balloch and Helensburgh Central via Dumbarton Central. Generally services to Helensburgh are nonstop to Dumbarton East, with the intermediate stations served by the Balloch terminating trains. Two trains each hour terminate from the line via Singer, and all four trains each hour from the Yoker line terminate here.[8]
South/eastbound, the four trains via the Yoker line split: two terminate at Motherwell running via Hamilton, the other two running via Whifflet. The two Balloch trains run to Airdrie via Singer, whilst the two trains each hour terminating from that direction go to Larkhall. The Helensburgh Central trains run non-stop over the Yoker line as far as Hyndland, and continue to Edinburgh Waverley.[8]
In addition the station is the first (or last) stop for almost all West Highland Line services from Queen Street High Level to Oban and Mallaig via Fort William.[9]
The Highland Sleeper service also calls in each direction daily (except Saturday nights southbound and Sunday mornings northbound), giving the station a direct link to/from London Euston via the West Coast Main Line.[10]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer | ScotRail Argyle Line |
Terminus | ||
| Clydebank | ||||
| Singer | ScotRail North Clyde Line |
Kilpatrick | ||
| Clydebank | ||||
| Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) | ScotRail West Highland Line |
Dumbarton Central | ||
| Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level) | Caledonian Sleeper (Highland Caledonian Sleeper) |
Dumbarton Central | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Singer Line and station open |
North British Railway Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway |
Kilpatrick Line and station open | ||
| Singer Works Line partially open; station closed |
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| Clydebank Line and station open |
North British Railway Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway |
Terminus | ||
Notes edit
- ^ No data available.
References edit
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Quick 2022, p. 156.
- ^ a b Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
- ^ Stansfield 2003.
- ^ "Stations get a £7m upgrade". Glasgow Times. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b eNRT December 2023, Table 206 https://timetables.fabdigital.uk/nrt/dec2023/206%20Glasgow%20to%20Partick,%20Milngavie,%20Yoker,%20Dalmuir,%20Dumbarton,%20Balloch%20and%20Helensburgh.pdf
- ^ eNRT December 2023, Table 218 https://timetables.fabdigital.uk/nrt/dec2023/218%20UPDATE%2018.12%20Edinburgh%20and%20Glasgow%20to%20Crianlarich,%20Oban,%20Fort%20William%20and%20Mallaig.pdf
- ^ eNRT December 2023, Table 220 https://timetables.fabdigital.uk/nrt/dec2023/220%20London%20to%20Scotland%20Caledonian%20Sleeper%20services.pdf
Bibliography edit
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- 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.
- Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
- Stansfield, Gordon (2003). Glasgow and Dunbartonshire's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-184-033-235-3.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Dalmuir railway station from National Rail