Langside railway station

Langside railway station is a railway station that serves the Langside and Newlands area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located on the Cathcart Circle Line. Services are provided by ScotRail. Services had previously been provided by ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Passenger Transport.

Langside Scottish Gaelic: An Leathad Fada[1]
2005 view of station after removal of station building
General information
Location	Langside and Newlands, Glasgow Scotland
Coordinates	55.8208°N 4.2759°W / 55.8208; -4.2759
Grid reference	NS574609
Managed by	ScotRail
Transit authority	SPT
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LGS
Fare zone	1
History
Original company	Cathcart District Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
2 April 1894	Opened as Langside[2]
5 November 1900	Signal box closed[3]
1 October 1901	Renamed as Langside and Newlands[3]
1905	Signal box reopened during morning peak[3]
23 August 1927	Signal box closed and equipment removed[3]
27 May 1962	Renamed as Langside[3]
13 August 1966	Original station building burnt down[4]
Passengers
2019/20	0.289 million
2020/21	45,730
2021/22	0.110 million
2022/23	0.141 million
2023/24	0.196 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

1960s station building with a British Rail Class 303 No. 303 016 on a service to Newton (1986)

The station was opened as part of the western extension of the Cathcart District Railway on 2 April 1894. It consists of a single island platform accessed by a subway and stairs to Langside Drive at the west end, and to Earls Park Avenue (north exit) and Tannahill Road (south exit) at the east end, with a self-service ticket machine added in spring 2007. The Cathcart Circle Line has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways.

Services

Train arriving into Langside

1974 to 1979

Between the electrification of the WCML and the opening of the Argyle Line, trains ran Mondays to Saturdays, with two Cathcart Circle trains per hour in each direction and two Glasgow Central to Kirkhill trains per hour in each direction. Occasional peak hour trains were extended through to Motherwell via the Hamilton Circle lines.

1979 to early 1990s

Following the opening of the Argyle line, Kirkhill services were extended through to Newton.

Early 1990s to present day (2016)

The service pattern has been revised to include Sunday trains.

The service consists of one train between Glasgow Central and Newton in each direction every hour, seven days a week and one Cathcart Circle train in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays.

There is a higher frequency of trains in the weekday morning and evening rush hour periods.^[5]

Routes

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cathcart		ScotRail Glasgow Central - Neilston		Pollokshaws East
King's Park		ScotRail Glasgow Central - Newton
	Historical railways
Cathcart Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cathcart District Railway		Pollokshaws East Line and station open