Kirkhill railway station is a railway station serving the Kirkhill, South Lanarkshire, Kirkhill area of the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cathcart Circle Lines, Newton Line. This is the least used station on the Newton Branch.

History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904. Kirkhill station was the final station to be opened on the line before it was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. From 1948 until 1997, services were operated by the nationalised British Railways 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 West Coast Main Line the basic service was: * Monday to Saturday :*two terminating trains per hour from via :*two trains per hour between and Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton via Queen's Park (Glasgow) railway station, Queen's Park * Sundays :*two trains per hour between and Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton via Queen's Park (Glasgow) railway station, Queen's Park * Additional peak hour services were provided to via both sides of the Hamilton Circle.

From 1979

Following the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was: * Monday to Saturday :*two trains per hour between and Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton via :*two trains per hour between and Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton via Queen's Park (Glasgow) railway station, Queen's Park * Sundays :*two trains per hour between and Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton via Queen's Park (Glasgow) railway station, 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 (Lanark) railway station, Newton via :*one train per hour between and Newton (Lanark) railway station, Newton via Queen's Park (Glasgow) railway station, Queen's Park

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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