Gartcosh railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°53′08″N 4°04′44″W / 55.8855°N 4.0788°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS700677 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GRH | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 June 1831 | Opened | ||||
| 5 November 1962 | Closed | ||||
| 9 May 2005 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.173 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 26,948 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 96,136 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.135 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.173 million | ||||
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Gartcosh railway station serves the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 7+3⁄4 mi (12 km) northeast of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level) station.
The station was opened on 9 May 2005 by The Princess Royal. The station was built at a cost of over £3 million, provided by Strathclyde Passenger Transport and North Lanarkshire council, on the site of the previous Gartcosh station that closed in 1962.