Cathcart railway station

Cathcart
General information
Location	Cathcart, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55.81764°N 4.26056°W / 55.81764; -4.26056
Grid reference	NS584605
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CCT
History
Original company	Cathcart District Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
25 May 1886	Original terminus station opened to the north of the White Cart River[1][2]
18 March 1894	Original terminus closed[1][2]
19 March 1894	New through station opened to the south of the White Cart River[1][2]
Passengers
2019/20	0.662 million
Interchange	1,606
2020/21	0.111 million
Interchange	202
2021/22	0.288 million
Interchange	609
2022/23	0.369 million
Interchange	643
2023/24	0.481 million
Interchange	1,118
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cathcart railway station is a railway station serving the Cathcart area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, 3.7 miles (6 km) south of Glasgow Central (via Queens Park). Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

History

Cathcart Circle Lines route map

The station here was opened on 19 March 1894, shortly before the commissioning of the western side of the Cathcart Circle Lines on 2 April that year. It replaced an earlier temporary station opened in 1886, which served as the terminus of the line from Glasgow via Queens Park. The Caledonian Railway-backed Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway extension from Giffen to Newton was subsequently opened in 1904, which passed a short distance to the south of the station but was linked to it by a spur, which allowed through running from the Neilston direction towards Glasgow Central (and vice versa).^[3] The station could then be served by local trains between Neilston & Uplawmoor and Glasgow Central as well as those in both directions around the Circle.

Train services were progressively dieselised from 1958, prior to being electrified in May 1962 (using the 25 kV A.C system). As part of the electrification scheme, the track layout to the south was altered so that through running from the western side of the Circle towards Newton was possible, though these trains still could not call at Cathcart station itself.^[3] Services were henceforth operated by Class 303 Electric Multiple Units, with the similar Class 311 sets also appearing. These were eventually withdrawn from service in 2002 and replaced by Class 314 units. The 314 units themselves were withdrawn from service in late 2019 and the line is served by a mix of Class 318, Class 320, Class 380 and Class 385 units.

Facilities

The station is staffed on a part-time basis (the ticket office is open Mondays to Saturdays, 06:35 to 13:40 only), with a ticket machine available for purchases outside these times. There is a waiting room in the main building, along with P.A system and digital information screens for train information provision. No step-free access is provided, as the platform is reached by a staircase from the street below.^[4]

Services

1979

Monday to Saturday two trains per hour were provided in each direction between Glasgow Central and Neilston, and in each direction on the Cathcart Circle. There was no Sunday service.

2006 onwards

Seven days a week two trains per hour are provided in each direction between Glasgow Central and Neilston. Additionally, on Mondays to Saturdays, one train per hour is provided in each direction on the Cathcart Circle.^[5]

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Langside		ScotRail Cathcart Circle		Mount Florida
Muirend
	Historical railways
Langside Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway		Mount Florida Line and station open
Muirend Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Link to L&AR

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 56
2. Kernahan (1980)
3. "The Origins of the Neilston Line" Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback MachineNetherlee.org Retrieved 1 September 2016
4. Cathcart station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
5. Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Sources

• 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.
• Kernahan, Jack (1980). The Cathcart Circle. Falkirk, Stirlingshire: Scottish Railway Preservation Society. ISBN 0-9043-9601-0. OCLC 85045869.
• 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.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.