Kirkwood railway station

Kirkwood

Scottish Gaelic: Coille na Cille[1]
National Rail
Kirkwood railway station following electrification works
General information
LocationCoatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′15″N 4°02′53″W / 55.8542°N 4.0481°W / 55.8542; -4.0481
Grid referenceNS718642
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKWD
History
Opened1993
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.139 million
2019/20Increase 0.148 million
2020/21Decrease 21,684
2021/22Increase 72,844
2022/23Increase 94,068
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kirkwood railway station is located in the Kirkwood area of Coatbridge, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line (a branch of the more extensive Argyle Line), 10 miles (16 km) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by ScotRail. The station was opened by British Rail in 1993, and is virtually on the site of the old Woodside Steel and Iron Works. It is located some 250m west of the previous Langloan station, which was opened by the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway in August 1866 and closed when passenger trains over the line were withdrawn on 7 November 1966.

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.