Croy railway station
Croy railway station serves the village of Croy – as well as the nearby town of Kilsyth and parts of Cumbernauld – in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. It is served by services on the Glasgow–Edinburgh mainline and services between Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
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| General information | |
| Location | Croy, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.9555°N 4.0365°W |
| Grid reference | NS729754 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CRO |
| History | |
| Original company | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 February 1842 | Opened[2] |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  1.416 million |
| 2018/19 |  1.409 million |
| 2019/20 | 1.373 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.194 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.719 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Facilities
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway station building has been demolished and replaced with a modern, glass and steel building designed by IDP Architects[3] similar in design to that at Bishopbriggs.
The station has park-and-ride facilities, with spaces for over 900 vehicles, including charging points for electrical vehicles. There are bus connections to Kilsyth and Cumbernauld. The lines through the station have been electrified as part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme. Platform lengthening work has been carried out as part of this scheme. The station has cycle parking.
In November 2021, work began to install an accessible footbridge enabling step-free access to both platforms.[4] This was completed and opened to the public in October 2022.
Services
2011
Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow Queen Street and northbound to Edinburgh. The service is hourly in each direction on evenings and Sundays.
There is also a half-hourly service to Stirling Monday to Saturday, which continues alternately to Alloa or Dunblane. This provides a second half-hourly service to Glasgow calling at both Lenzie and Bishopbriggs, giving a combined four trains an hour to Glasgow off peak. On Sundays, an hourly service operates between Glasgow and Alloa.
2016
Half-hourly to Queen Street (express) and Edinburgh on the E&G main line in the daytime, and hourly in the evenings and on Sundays.[5] Half-hourly (local) service each way on the Croy Line to Queen Street and to Stirling, then alternating to either Dunblane or Alloa. Hourly to Queen Street and Alloa on Sundays.[6]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Lenzie | ScotRail Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line |
Falkirk High | ||
| Lenzie | ScotRail Croy Line |
Larbert | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Dullatur Line open, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway |
Lenzie Line and station open or Kirkintilloch (E&GR) Line open, station closed | ||
Electrification
As part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme, the line through the station has been electrified.[7]
References
- Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- Butt 1995, p. 73.
- "Croy station". IDP Architects. IDP Architects. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Joy for Croy as work on step free station access begins". Network Rail Media Centre. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 228
- GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 230
- "EGIP - Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme". www.egip.info. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
Sources
- 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.