Baillieston railway station

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Baillieston
Location
Place	Baillieston
Local authority	Glasgow
Operations
Station code	BIO
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	48,120
History
Key dates	Opened October 1993
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Baillieston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow. It is on the Whifflet Line 13 km (8 miles) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by First ScotRail. The line was built in the period 1864-1866 by the Caledonian Railway and was called the Rutherglen to Coatbridge branch. Freight traffic commenced in 1865 and passenger services started in August 1866.

The original Baillieston station was situated approximately 1 km further east at the southern end of Station Road. It was opened in 1866 commensurate with the start of passenger travel on the line. It was closed in 1965 and demolished thereafter. The current station opened on October 1st 1993.

[edit] Services

A half-hourly service operates between Glasgow Central and Whifflet stations, on Mondays to Saturdays. There are currently no services on Sundays.

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• Train times and station information for Baillieston railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bargeddie		First ScotRail Whifflet Line		Mount Vernon

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