King's Park railway station

King's Park
Eastward view of the station building
Location
Place	King's Park
Local authority	Glasgow
Coordinates	55°49′10″N 4°14′48″W / 55.81958°N 4.24653°W / 55.81958; -4.24653Coordinates: 55°49′10″N 4°14′48″W / 55.81958°N 4.24653°W / 55.81958; -4.24653
Grid reference	NS593607
Operations
Station code	KGP
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	0.165 million
2011/12	0.185 million
2012/13	0.186 million
2013/14	0.173 million
2014/15	0.187 million
History
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway Scottish Region
10 September 1928 (1928-09-10)	Station opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at King's Park from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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King's Park railway station is a railway station serving the King's Park area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Line, which was electrified by British Railways in 1962. Services are provided by Abellio ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

The Up (Kirkhill bound) platform is signalled for bi-directional running to enable Up trains to depart in the Down direction. In the past this has been used for trains from Langside to depart to Muirend on the Neilston Line. Nowadays trains only depart the 'wrong way' from this platform during times of disruption.

At time of electrification there was also an Up Loop, used for stabling Football Specials serving events at the nearby Hampden Park football stadium, although by the mid 1970s this had been lifted.

Services

Westbound platform, looking towards Croftfoot.

There is a half-hourly service each day (including Sundays) towards Glasgow Central - one via Shawlands and one via Crosshill northbound, and to Newton southbound.^[1]

References

↑ Table 223 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

Train times and station information for King's Park railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Croftfoot		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow-Newton via Crosshill		Mount Florida
Croftfoot		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow-Newton via Shawlands		Langside

Railway stations and underground stations in Glasgow

City centre stations	Anderston Argyle Street Charing Cross Glasgow Central High Street Queen Street

Other stations	Alexandra Parade Anniesland Ashfield Baillieston Barnhill Bellgrove Bridgeton Cardonald Carmyle Carntyne Cathcart Corkerhill Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Dalmarnock Drumchapel Drumry Duke Street Dumbreck Easterhouse Exhibition Centre Garrowhill Garscadden Gilshochill Hillington East Hillington West Hyndland Jordanhill Kelvindale Kennishead King's Park Langside Maryhill Maxwell Park Mosspark Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muirend Nitshill Partick Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Possilpark and Parkhouse Priesthill and Darnley Queen's Park Scotstounhill Shawlands Shettleston Springburn Summerston

Glasgow Subway stations	Hillhead Kelvinbridge St George's Cross Cowcaddens Buchanan Street St Enoch Bridge Street West Street Shields Road Kinning Park Cessnock Ibrox Govan Partick Kelvinhall

Disused stations	Bellahouston Botanic Gardens Bridge Street Bridgeton Central Buchanan Street (mainline) College Crow Road Cumberland Street Dawsholm Dunlop Street Eglinton Street Finnieston Gallowgate Gallowgate Central Glasgow Cross Glasgow Green Gorbals Govan Hyndland Ibrox Kelvinbridge Kelvinside Kirklee Main Street Maryhill Central Merkland Street Mount Vernon North Parkhead Stadium (GCR) Parkhead North (NBR) Partick Central (aka Kelvin Hall) Partickhill Partick West Pollokshields Possil Shields Shields Road Southside St Enoch (mainline) Strathbungo Tollcross Whiteinch Victoria Park

Transport in Glasgow	Strathclyde Partnership for Transport

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