Mount Vernon railway station is a railway station located in the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line (a branch of the more extensive Argyle Line), 6+3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) east of Glasgow Central. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
Mount Vernon  | |||||
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.jpg) Mount Vernon in 2017, following electrification | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mount Vernon, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′26″N 4°07′57″W / 55.8405°N 4.1326°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS665628 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MTV | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 8 January 1866 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 16 August 1943 | Closed[1] | ||||
| 4 October 1993 | Re-opened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  57,968 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  67,216 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 8,956 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 33,444 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 44,158 | ||||
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History
The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway opened a station on this site in 1866. It was closed to passengers in 1943, although the line through it remained open for passenger services until 1966. It was rebuilt and reopened as Mount Vernon on 4 October 1993 by British Rail.
Services
From 1993
Following the electrification of the line in 2014, a half-hourly service has operated to and from Dalmuir on Mondays to Saturdays. One train per hour each way is extended to/from Motherwell.[2] There is also an all-year hourly service each way on Sundays for the first time since the line reopened in 1993 (Sunday services had previously operated only on the four weeks up to Christmas for shoppers). Prior to electrification, the service was operated by Class 156s and 158s, and ran to/from Glasgow Central High Level.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Baillieston | ScotRail Argyle Line | Carmyle | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Baillieston | Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway Caledonian Railway | Carmyle | ||
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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