AClass 385 going toGlasgow Queen Street | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lenzie,East Dunbartonshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°55′17″N4°09′15″W / 55.9213°N 4.1542°W /55.9213; -4.1542 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS655719 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LNZ | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 July 1848 | Opened asKirkintilloch Junction[2] | ||||
| December 1849 | RenamedCampsie Junction[2][3] | ||||
| November 1867 | RenamedLenzie Junction[3][4] | ||||
| June 1890 | RenamedLenzie[4] | ||||
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Lenzie railway station is arailway station servingLenzie andKirkintilloch inEast Dunbartonshire,Scotland. It is located on theCroy Line,6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) northeast ofGlasgow Queen Street. Trains on theGlasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served byScotRail.
The station was opened asKirkintilloch Junction on 5 July 1848 by theEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway,[2] being renamed three times by theNorth British Railway, toCampsie Junction in December 1849,[3]Lenzie Junction in November 1867[4] and finallyLenzie in June 1890.[4]
To the east of the station was a complex of junctions which allowed eastbound trains to travel toKirkintilloch via theCampsie Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction (both with theCaledonian Railway Main Line) toCoatbridge Sunnyside via theMonkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.[5]
Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow and northbound to Dunblane or Alloa (hourly to each).[6]
In addition to the off peak services, there are a few morning services toEdinburgh viaFalkirk High and a limited evening service toFalkirk Grahamston. The latter was formerly served from here throughout the day, but the Glasgow to Falkirk Grahamston service was re-routed to run viaCumbernauld in the mid 1990s to free up paths on the main line. Also, there is a once a day (Monday - Friday) service from Glasgow - Markinch in the evening.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction to Glasgow and Alloa with the first eastbound service of the day going to Aberdeen via Stirling, Perth, Dundee and Arbroath.[6]
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croy | ScotRail Croy Line | Bishopbriggs | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Croy Line and station open | North British Railway Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | Bishopbriggs Line and station open | ||
| Back o' Loch Halt Line and station closed | North British Railway Campsie Branch | |||