Cathcart railway station

Cathcart railway station is a railway station serving the Cathcart area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, south of Glasgow Central (via Queens Park). Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

History

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Cathcart Circle Lines route map

The station here was opened on 19 March 1894, shortly before the commissioning of the western side of the Cathcart Circle Lines on 2 April that year. It replaced an earlier temporary station opened in 1886, which served as the terminus of the line from Glasgow via Queens Park. The Caledonian Railway-backed Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway extension from Template:Rws to Template:Rws was subsequently opened in 1904, which passed a short distance to the south of the station but was linked to it by a spur, which allowed through running from the Template:Rws direction towards Glasgow Central (and vice versa). The station could then be served by local trains between Neilston & Template:Rws and Glasgow Central as well as those in both directions around the Circle.

Train services were progressively dieselised from 1958, prior to being electrified in May 1962 (using the 25 kV A.C system). As part of the electrification scheme, the track layout to the south was altered so that through running from the western side of the Circle towards Newton was possible, though these trains still could not call at Cathcart station itself. Services were henceforth operated by Template:Brc Electric Multiple Units, with the similar Template:Brc sets also appearing. These were eventually withdrawn from service in 2002 and replaced by Template:Brc units. The 314 units themselves were withdrawn from service in late 2019 and the line is served by a mix of Template:Brc, Template:Brc, Template:Brc and Template:Brc units.

Facilities

The station is staffed on a part-time basis (the ticket office is open Mondays to Saturdays, 06:35 to 13:40 only), with a ticket machine available for purchases outside these times. There is a waiting room in the main building, along with P.A system and digital information screens for train information provision. No step-free access is provided, as the platform is reached by a staircase from the street below.

Services

1979

Monday to Saturday two trains per hour were provided in each direction between Glasgow Central and Neilston, and in each direction on the Cathcart Circle. There was no Sunday service.

2006 onwards

Seven days a week two trains per hour are provided in each direction between Glasgow Central and Neilston. Additionally, on Mondays to Saturdays, one train per hour is provided in each direction on the Cathcart Circle.

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Langside		<div style="height:8px; background-color:#; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;">		Mount Florida
Muirend
	Historical railways
Langside Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway		Mount Florida Line and station open
Muirend Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Link to L&AR