Langside railway station

Langside

Scottish Gaelic: An Leathad Fada[1]
National Rail
2005 view of station after removal of station building
General information
LocationLangside and Newlands, Glasgow
Scotland
Coordinates55°49′15″N 4°16′33″W / 55.8208°N 4.2759°W / 55.8208; -4.2759
Grid referenceNS574609
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLGS
Fare zoneG2
History
Original companyCathcart District Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
2 April 1894Opened as Langside[2]
5 November 1900Signal box closed[3]
1 October 1901Renamed as Langside and Newlands[3]
1905Signal box reopened during morning peak[3]
23 August 1927Signal box closed and equipment removed[3]
27 May 1962Renamed as Langside[3]
13 August 1966Original station building burnt down[4]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.276 million
2019/20Increase 0.289 million
2020/21Decrease 45,730
2021/22Increase 0.110 million
2022/23Increase 0.141 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Langside railway station is a railway station that serves the Langside and Newlands area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Butt (1995), page 139
  3. ^ a b c d e Kernahan (1980)
  4. ^ Kernahan (1980), page 64