Blairhill railway station

Infobox GB station
name = Blairhill
other_name =


caption = Blairhill railway station
code = BAI
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Coatbridge
borough = North Lanarkshire
latitude = 55.867
longitude = -4.042
platforms = 2
usage0203 = 0.509
usage0405 = 0.535
usage0506 = 0.581
usage0607 = 0.606
original = North British Railway
postgroup = LNER
years = 1 February 1871
events = Opened as Blairhill and GartsherrieButt (1995), page 37]
years1 = 1960s???
events1 = Renamed as Blairhill

Blairhill railway station is a railway station serving the Blairhill area of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. It is 13 km (8½ miles) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.

History

It was built opened on 1 February 1871 and was previously called Blairhill and Gartsherrie.

Facilities

The street-level platform, which now bears the "portacabin" ticket office, once supported a wooden station building which housed a ticket office and newsagent. On the night of 12 January 1987, shortly after being painted in the bright orange livery of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive, this building was burned to the ground.

ervices

From Blairhill trains are every 15 minutes, Monday to Saturday daytimes and half-hourly evenings and Sundays towards Glasgow Queen Street and beyond (Balloch/Helensburgh Central) westbound and towards Airdrie eastbound.

rail line
next = Easterhouse
previous = Coatbridge Sunnyside
route = First ScotRail

North Clyde Line
col = FF80C0rail line
next = Bargeddie
previous = Coatbridge Sunnyside
route = North British Railway

Coatbridge Branch
col = NBR colour
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References

Notes

Sources

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* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Coatbridge_Branch/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Coatbridge Branch]