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Kirkhill railway station is a

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serving the

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area of the town of

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. The station is managed by

and is located on the

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. This is the least used station on the Newton Branch.

History

The station was originally opened as part of the

on 1 August 1904. Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the

in 1923. From 1948 until 1997, services were operated by the nationalised

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ways who electrified the route in 1962. The station was provided with a Swiss Chalet style building on the tunnel above the east of the station, which was demolished in the late 1990s.

Services

From 1974

Following the electrification of the

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the basic service was: * Monday to Saturday :*two terminating trains per hour from via :*two trains per hour between and Newton via Queen's Park * Sundays :*two trains per hour between and Newton via Queen's Park * Additional peak hour services were provided to via both sides of the Hamilton Circle.

From 1979

Following the opening of the

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in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was: * Monday to Saturday :*two trains per hour between and Newton via :*two trains per hour between and Newton via Queen's Park * Sundays :*two trains per hour between and Newton via Queen's Park The removal of terminating services at Kirkhill enabled the turnback siding east of the station to be closed and lifted shortly afterwards.

From 2005

* Monday to Sunday :*one train per hour between and Newton via :*one train per hour between and Newton via Queen's Park

References

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{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail Railway stations in South Lanarkshire Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Buildings and structures in Cambuslang 1904 establishments in Scotland