Cathcart railway station

Cathcart
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Location
Place	Cathcart
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates
Grid reference	NS584605
Operations
Station code	CCT
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	0.310 million
2004/05	0.360 million
2005/06	0.375 million
2006/07	0.384 million
2007/08	0.382 million
2008/09	0.463 million
2009/10	0.472 million
2010/11	0.498 million
2011/12	0.527 million
- Interchange	1,491
2012/13	0.534 million
- Interchange	1,690
2013/14	0.543 million
- Interchange	1,326
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
History
Original company	Cathcart District Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
25 May 1886	Original terminus station opened to the north of the White Cart River
18 March 1894	Original terminus closed
19 March 1894	New through station opened to the south of the White Cart River
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cathcart from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Cathcart railway station is a railway station serving the Cathcart area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line, 3.7 miles (6 km) south of Glasgow Central (via Queens Park). Services are provided by Abellio ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

History

Train services were electrified in May 1962.

Services

1979

Monday to Saturday two trains per hour were provided in each direction between Glasgow Central and Neilston, and in each direction on the Cathcart Circle. There was no Sunday service.

2006 onwards

Seven days a week two trains per hour are provided in each direction between Glasgow Central and Neilston. Additionally, on Mondays to Saturdays, one train per hour is provided in each direction on the Cathcart Circle.

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Langside		Abellio ScotRail Cathcart Circle		Mount Florida
Muirend		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow-Neilston
	Historical railways
Langside Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway		Mount Florida Line and station open
Muirend Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Link to L&AR