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 Dalmarnock station (pre-2014 refurbishment), looking towards the tunnel | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Dalmarnock,Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′33″N4°13′03″W / 55.8424°N 4.2176°W /55.8424; -4.2176 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS612631 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | DAK | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Glasgow Central Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1895[2] | Opened | ||||
| 5 October 1964[2] | Closed | ||||
| 5 November 1979[2] | Re-opened | ||||
| 3 June 2012 | Temporarily closed for refurbishment | ||||
| 23 May 2013 | Re-opened after refurbishment | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.420 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  72,720 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.227 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.256 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.404 million | ||||
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Dalmarnock railway station, serving theDalmarnock area ofGlasgow, Scotland, lies on theArgyle Line, two and a quarter miles (3.6 km) southeast ofGlasgow Central. The northern ends of theside platforms are within a tunnel (refer image). Revamped for the2014 Commonwealth Games, thestation is a 15-minute walk from theCommonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, andCeltic football club'sCeltic Park stadium atParkhead. Due to this, The station is busy on matchdays and a queueing system takes place on Swanson Street
On the viaduct, at the north side of Dalmarnock Road, was the Caledonian Railway high-level station called Bridgeton. Opened on 1 April 1879,[3] on what was then the London Road branch, it closed when the current station opened on 1 November 1895.[2]
The siding from the nearby rail yard to the gas works passed under the viaduct, above the current platform area, and across the Swanston Street level crossing.[4] All remnants have since been demolished.[5]
The low-level station closed on 5 October 1964 as a result of theBeeching Axe, but the station and tunnel remained intact.[citation needed]
At the opening of theArgyle Line in November 1979, the station was served by six trains per hour on Mondays to Saturdays. in the westerly direction all went toDalmuir, with three viaYoker and three viaSinger. Two of these were extended toDumbarton Central. In the easterly direction all trains travelled around the Hamilton Circle toMotherwell three in the clockwise direction passing throughBellshill prior to Motherwell and three passing throughHamilton Central first. The limited stopMilngavie to/fromLanark trains did not stop at Dalmarnock.[citation needed]
The station underwent a full revamp in time for the2014 Commonwealth Games, being handy to theathletes' village and several venues.[6]Lifts were installed and a new street-level entrance and ticket office constructed along with landscaping aimed at better connecting the station environs to the nearbyRiver Clyde andGlasgow Green.[7] The station was temporarily closed for renovation on 4 June 2012 and was scheduled to reopen in November 2012,[8] but the closure was extended to spring 2013 because of major problems over groundworks. The station reopened to passengers on 20 May 2013.[9]
Record rainfalls have often led to flooding of the station and closure for a period of several hours in 1903,[10] two days in 1907,[11][12] several hours in 1935 with water reaching platform height,[13] one day for the whole underground in 1938,[14] several weeks in2002, several hours in 2017,[citation needed] several hours in 2019,[15] and two days in 2020.[16]
On weekdays and Saturdays, There is 6 trains per each way from Dalmarnock, Westbound, There 6 is trains per hour to Dalmuir(4 via Singer and 2 via Yoker), A few peak time and late evening services terminate at Garscadden. Eastbound, There is 3 trains per hour to Motherwell(2 via Hamilton and 1 via Whifflet) whilst 1 trains an hour to Whifflet and 2 trains an hour to Larkhall also run. On Sunday's the service is broadly similar with 5 trains an hour each way.[citation needed]
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| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Rutherglen | ScotRail Argyle Line | Bridgeton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Rutherglen | Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway | Bridgeton Cross | ||
| Rutherglen | Caledonian Railway London Road branch | London Road | ||
