Larkhall railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox station Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, Template:Convert south east of Glasgow Central railway station.

History

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Larkhall station on the first day of opening to the general public

The station was originally opened as Larkhall Central on 1 July 1905 by the Caledonian Railway as part of their Mid Lanark Lines which filled in various gaps around Larkhall, Stonehouse, Strathaven and Blackwood. It closed to passengers on 4 October 1965.

Re-opening

Forty years after closure, the station was officially reopened on 9 December 2005 by Jack McConnell MSP, the then First Minister for Scotland. Passenger services started on 12 December 2005, with trains serving the Argyle Line.

Services

From opening in December 2005, trains run every 30 minutes to Template:Stnlnk and beyond to Template:Stnlnk. As of May 2016, they run to Template:Rws instead, but southbound arrivals still originate from Dalmuir.

An hourly Sunday service started from December 2007 on a one-year trial basis. This trial has been successful, and the hourly Sunday service is now a permanent feature. It runs to Template:Stnlnk via Clydebank.

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Terminus	style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	ScotRail Argyle Line - Larkhall Branch	style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Template:Stnlnk
Stonehouse Line and station closed	style="background:#Template:Caledonian colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Mid Lanark Lines Caledonian Railway	style="background:#Template:Caledonian colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Ferniegair Line and station open Template:S-end Argyle Line services are currently operated by Class 318s and Class 320s. References External links Train times and station information for Larkhall railway station from National Rail* New Link for Larkhall opens - BBC News Scotland website RAILSCOT on the Larkhall re-opening - for history and pictures of the station and line. RAILSCOT on the Mid Lanark Lines