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Cardonald Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill
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, platforms = 2 , code = CDO , transit_authority = SPT , years = 1 July 1843 , events = Opened as Moss Road , years1 = 1845 , events1 = Closed , years2 = 1 October 1879 , events2 = Reopened and renamed Cardonald , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the

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Cardonald railway station is located in the

Cardonald Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill
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district of

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neighbourhood located on the opposite side of the M8 motorway which runs adjacent to the railway. The station is managed by

and is on the

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History

The station opened on 1 July 1843 as Moss Road and closed in 1845.Butt, page 164 The station was reopened and renamed Cardonald on 1 October 1879. On 24 March 2008, a woman was hit by a train at Cardonald. She later died of her injuries.

Services

* 2tph to Glasgow Central * 2tph to Gourock The evening service is: * 1tph to Wemyss Bay * 1tph to Gourock * 2tph to Glasgow Central There is an hourly service each way on Sundays to Glasgow & Gourock.

Footnotes

References

* *Butt, R. V. J. (1995). ''The Directory of Railway Stations''. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, .

External links

Railway stations in Glasgow Former Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1843 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1845 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail 1843 establishments in Scotland {{Glasgow-railstation-stub