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| Location | Larkhall,South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°44′20″N3°58′31″W / 55.7390°N 3.9753°W /55.7390; -3.9753 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS760513 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | LRH | ||||
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| 1 July 1905 | Opened as Larkhall Central | ||||
| 4 October 1965 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 4 November 1968 | Line Closed | ||||
| 12 December 2005 | Re-opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  32,382 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.152 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.205 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.244 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.255 million | ||||
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Larkhall railway station serves the town ofLarkhall,South Lanarkshire,Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of theArgyle Line,16+1⁄4 miles (26.2 km) south east ofGlasgow Central railway station.
The station was originally opened as Larkhall Central on 1 July 1905 by theCaledonian Railway as part of their Mid Lanark Lines which filled in various gaps around Larkhall, Stonehouse, Strathaven and Blackwood. It closed to passengers on 4 October 1965.
Forty years after closure, the station was officially reopened on 9 December 2005 byJack McConnell MSP, the thenFirst Minister for Scotland. Passenger services started on 12 December 2005, with trains serving theArgyle Line.
From opening in December 2005, trains run every 30 minutes toGlasgow Central and beyond toDalmuir. As of May 2016, they run toMilngavie instead, but southbound arrivals still originate from Dalmuir.[2]
An hourly Sunday service started from December 2007 on a one-year trial basis. This trial has been successful, and the hourly Sunday service is now a permanent feature. It runs toBalloch via Clydebank.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | ScotRail Argyle Line - Larkhall Branch | Merryton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Stonehouse Line and station closed | Mid Lanark Lines Caledonian Railway | Ferniegair Line and station open | ||
Argyle Line services are currently operated byClass 318s andClass 320s.
