Croy railway station serves the village of Croy – as well as the nearby town of Kilsyth and parts of Cumbernauld – in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11+12 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. It is served by services on the Glasgow–Edinburgh mainline and services between Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling. Train services are provided by ScotRail.

Croy

National Rail
General information
LocationCroy, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°57′20″N 4°02′11″W / 55.9555°N 4.0365°W / 55.9555; -4.0365
Grid referenceNS729754
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCRO
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
21 February 1842Opened[2]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 1.409 million
2019/20Decrease 1.373 million
2020/21Decrease 0.194 million
2021/22Increase 0.719 million
2022/23Increase 1.061 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Facilities edit

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway station building has been demolished and replaced with a modern, glass and steel building designed by IDP Architects[3] similar in design to that at Bishopbriggs.

The station has park-and-ride facilities, with spaces for over 900 vehicles, including charging points for electrical vehicles. There are bus connections to Kilsyth and Cumbernauld. The lines through the station have been electrified as part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme. Platform lengthening work has been carried out as part of this scheme. The station has cycle parking.

In November 2021, work began to install an accessible footbridge enabling step-free access to both platforms.[4] This was completed and opened to the public in October 2022.

Services edit

2011 edit

Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow Queen Street and northbound to Edinburgh. The service is hourly in each direction on evenings and Sundays.

There is also a half-hourly service to Stirling Monday to Saturday, which continues alternately to Alloa or Dunblane. This provides a second half-hourly service to Glasgow calling at both Lenzie and Bishopbriggs, giving a combined four trains an hour to Glasgow off peak. On Sundays, an hourly service operates between Glasgow and Alloa.

2016 edit

Half-hourly to Queen Street (express) and Edinburgh on the E&G main line in the daytime, and hourly in the evenings and on Sundays.[5] Half-hourly (local) service each way on the Croy Line to Queen Street and to Stirling, then alternating to either Dunblane or Alloa. Hourly to Queen Street and Alloa on Sundays.[6]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Lenzie   ScotRail
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
  Falkirk High
Lenzie   ScotRail
Croy Line
  Larbert
  Historical railways  
Dullatur
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
  Lenzie
Line and station open
or
Kirkintilloch (E&GR)
Line open, station closed

Electrification edit

As part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme, the line through the station has been electrified.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 73.
  3. ^ "Croy station". IDP Architects. IDP Architects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Joy for Croy as work on step free station access begins". Network Rail Media Centre. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 228
  6. ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 230
  7. ^ "EGIP - Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme". www.egip.info. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

Sources edit