Mount Vernon railway station
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Mount Vernon | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Mount Vernon | ||
Local authority | Glasgow | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | MTV | ||
Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
Platforms in use | 2 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
2002/03 * | 22,916 | ||
2004/05 * | 30,519 | ||
Passenger Transport Executive | |||
PTE | SPT | ||
History | |||
1 August 1866 | Opened as Broomhouse | ||
7 January 1966 | Closed | ||
4 October 1993 | Re-opened as Mount Vernon | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Mount Vernon from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Mount Vernon railway station is located in the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line 11 km (6¾ miles) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by First ScotRail.
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[edit] History
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[edit] Services
[edit] From 1993
Following re-opening in 1993, a half-hourly service has operated between Glasgow Central and Whifflet stations, on Mondays to Saturdays. There is no service on Sundays.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Baillieston | First ScotRail |
Carmyle | ||
Historical Railways | ||||
Baillieston | Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway |
Carmyle |
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (1989). Jowett's railway atlas of Great Britain and Ireland : from pre-grouping to the present day, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.