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Gartcosh railway station
Railway station in North Lanarkshire, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Location | Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55.8855°N 4.0788°W / 55.8855; -4.0788 | ||||
Grid reference | NS700677 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | GRH | ||||
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Original company | Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
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1 June 1831 (1831-06-01) | Opened | ||||
5 November 1962 | Closed | ||||
9 May 2005 | Reopened | ||||
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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.