Chatelherault railway station
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| Chatelherault | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Ferniegair | ||
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CTE | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 3,763 | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | SPT | ||
| History | |||
| 1 December 1866 | Opened as Ferniegair, as a terminus | ||
| 2 October 1876 | Re-located as a through station | ||
| 1 January 1917 | Closed | ||
| 9 December 2005 | Re-opened | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chatelherault from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Chatelherault railway station serves the village of Ferniegair on the outskirts of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. It is named Chatelherault after the nearby Chatelherault Country Park.
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[edit] History
The station was opened as Ferniegair on 1 December 1866 as a terminus for trains approaching from the south on the Caledonian Railway's Coalburn Branch. Passenger to Glasgow has to transfer to Hamilton by coach. It was re-built and re-located as a through station on 2 October 1876 with trains continuing to Motherwell railway station on the Clydesdale Junction Railway. The Caledonian Railway closed the station on 1 January 1917.
[edit] Re-opening
The station is on the Argyle Line, and was officially re-opened on the 9 December 2005 by First Minister Jack McConnell as part of the extension of the Argyle Line to include Larkhall.
[edit] Services
From the re-opening in December 2005, trains ran on Mondays and Saturdays every 30 minutes north west to Dalmuir via Singer and south to Larkhall. A trial (for one year) Sunday service commenced from December 2007 with an hourly service in each direction.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Chatelherault railway station from National Rail
- New Link for Larkhall opens - BBC News Scotland website
- RAILSCOT on Larkhall re-opening
- RAILSCOT on Coalburn Branch
- RAILSCOT on Mid Lanark Lines
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Merryton | First ScotRail |
Hamilton Central | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Larkhall Central Line and station open |
Mid Lanark Lines |
Motherwell Line and station open (except section between Chatelherault and Ross Junction) |
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| Larkhall East Line partially open; station closed |
Coalburn Branch |
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