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Larkhall Larkhall ( sco, Larkhauch, gd, Taigh na h-Uiseig) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France. Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the ...

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Larkhall railway station serves the town of

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. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the

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, south east of

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History

The station was originally opened as Larkhall Central on 1 July 1905 by the

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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

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. Passenger services started on 12 December 2005, with trains serving the

Future improvements

In March 2007, there was speculation that the line may be extended beyond Larkhall station, to stations in Stonehouse and

Strathaven Strathaven (; from gd, Strath Aibhne ) is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. It is south of Hamilton. The Powmillon Burn runs through the town centre, and joins the Avon Water to the ...

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are expected to fund a feasibility study into reopening the section of line to Stonehouse at some time in 2008.SPT news

Services

From opening in December 2005, trains run every 30 minutes to and beyond to . As of May 2016, they run to 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 via Clydebank.

services are currently operated by Class 318s and Class 320s.

References

External links

Larkhall to Milngavie rail link - Scottish Executive 2003

New Link for Larkhall opens - BBC News Scotland website

- for history and pictures of the station and line.

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