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Lenzie railway station

Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line, 6 1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served by ScotRail.

Lenzie

Scottish Gaelic: Lèanaidh[1]
National Rail
A Class 385 going to Glasgow Queen Street
General information
LocationLenzie, East Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′17″N 4°09′15″W / 55.9213°N 4.1542°W / 55.9213; -4.1542
Grid referenceNS655719
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLNZ
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1848Opened as Kirkintilloch Junction[2]
December 1849Renamed Campsie Junction[2][3]
November 1867Renamed Lenzie Junction[3][4]
June 1890Renamed Lenzie[4]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.903 million
2019/20Increase 0.917 million
2020/21Decrease 0.136 million
2021/22Increase 0.422 million
2022/23Increase 0.563 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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The station was opened as Kirkintilloch Junction on 5 July 1848 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,[2] being renamed three times by the North British Railway, to Campsie Junction in December 1849,[3] Lenzie Junction in November 1867[4] and finally Lenzie in June 1890.[4]

To the east of the station was a complex of junctions which allowed eastbound trains to travel to Kirkintilloch via the Campsie Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction (both with the Caledonian Railway Main Line) to Coatbridge Sunnyside via the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.[5]

Services

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Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow and northbound to Dunblane or Alloa (hourly to each).[6]

In addition to the off peak services, there are a few morning services to Edinburgh via Falkirk High and a limited evening service to Falkirk Grahamston. The latter was formerly served from here throughout the day, but the Glasgow to Falkirk Grahamston service was re-routed to run via Cumbernauld in the mid 1990s to free up paths on the main line. Also, there is a once a day (Monday - Friday) service from Glasgow - Markinch in the evening.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction to Glasgow and Alloa with the first eastbound service of the day going to Aberdeen via Stirling, Perth, Dundee and Arbroath.[6]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Croy   ScotRail
Croy Line
   Bishopbriggs
  Historical railways  
Croy
Line and station open 		  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 		  Bishopbriggs
Line and station open
Back o' Loch Halt
Line and station closed 		  North British Railway
Campsie Branch 		 

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 136
  3. ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 52
  4. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 141
  5. ^ Jowett (1989), pages 19 & 24
  6. ^ a b GB National Rail Timetables 228 & 230 (Network Rail)

Sources

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  • Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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