King's Park railway station

King's Park railway station is a railway station serving the King's Park and Simshill areas of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Line, which was electrified by British Railways in 1962. Services are provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

King's Park Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc an Rìgh[1]
Overview of the station, looking west towards Langside and Mount Florida
General information
Location	King's Park, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55.81958°N 4.24653°W / 55.81958; -4.24653
Grid reference	NS593607
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	KGP
History
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways
Key dates
10 September 1928 (1928-09-10)	Station opened
Passengers
2017/18	0.231 million
2018/19	0.231 million
2019/20	0.207 million
2020/21	37,134
2021/22	0.108 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The Up (Kirkhill bound) platform is signalled for bi-directional running to enable Up trains to depart in the Down direction. In the past this has been used for trains from Langside to depart to Muirend on the Neilston Line. Nowadays trains only depart the 'wrong way' from this platform during times of disruption.

At time of electrification there was also an Up Loop, used for stabling Football Specials serving events at the nearby Hampden Park football stadium, although by the mid 1970s this had been lifted.