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Dalmuir railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Dalmuir

| native_name = {{langx|gd|An Dail Mhòr}}{{cite book |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 |chapter=Gaelic/English Station Index }}

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Dalmuir 318250.jpg

| caption = The Yoker route platforms

| borough = Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|55.9120|-4.4270|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NS484714|25|NS484714}}

| manager = ScotRail

| platforms = 5

| code = DMR{{cite web |title=Railway Codes |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/crs/crsd.shtm |website=railwaycodes.org.uk |access-date=27 September 2022}}

| transit_authority = SPT

| original = Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway & Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway

| pregroup = North British Railway

| postgroup = LNER

| years = 31 May 1858{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=156}}

| events = Original station opened

| years1 = May 1897{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=156}}

| events1 = Station resited

| years2 = May 1952{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=156}}

| events2 = Renamed Dalmuir Park

| years3 = August 1973{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=156}}

| events3 = Reverted to Dalmuir

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.916 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 37,573}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.128 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 10,199}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.441 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 20,369}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.562 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 16,150}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.731 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 18,431}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Dalmuir railway station is a railway station serving the Dalmuir area of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a large, five-platform interchange between the Argyle Line, North Clyde Line and West Highland Line, between Singer and Clydebank (both to the south-east) and Kilpatrick (to the north-west). It is situated {{convert|9|mi|71|chain|lk=in|km}} from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Westerton and Maryhill.{{Cite book |title=TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=978-1909431-26-3 |editor-last=Bridge |editor-first=Mike |edition=3rd |location=Sheffield |pages=137}}

History

The original two-platform station opened on 31 May 1858.{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=156}} The station was relocated to its current location in May 1897 by the North British Railway and enlarged to four platforms to accommodate the extension of the Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway from {{rws|Clydebank}}.{{Sfn|Stansfield|2003}} The station was known as Dalmuir Park between 1952 and 1973.{{Sfn|Quick|2022|p=156}} A fifth platform was added as part of the Argyle Line expansion in 1979.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Station layout

File:Dalmuir railway station, West Dunbartonshire - geograph.org.uk - 3278499.jpg, whilst the two on the right form the line via Singer]]

There are four through platforms, two on the {{stnlnk|Yoker}} branch and two on the {{Stnlnk|Singer}} branch along with a terminal bay platform from the Yoker branch. The two inner platforms link up at the north end of the station, where there were formerly two footbridges - one spanning each pair of lines; however these were dismantled after being replaced by a new, fully disability-accessible bridge fitted with three lifts that links all five platforms in 2009.{{Cite web |date=2009-12-29 |title=Stations get a £7m upgrade |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/12848328.stations-get-a-7m-upgrade/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Glasgow Times |language=en}}

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Passenger Volume

class="wikitable"

|+Passenger Volume at Dalmuir{{Cite web |title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=dataportal.orr.gov.uk}}

!

!2002–03

!2004–05

!2005–06

!2006–07

!2007–08

!2008–09

!2009–10

!2010–11

!2011–12

!2012–13

!2013–14

!2014–15

!2015–16

!2016–17

!2017–18

!2018–19

!2019–20

!2020–21

!2021–22

!2022–23

Entries and exits

|458,679

|536,035

|620,781

|623,286

|618,003

|736,614

|715,916

|744,184

|801,950

|805,254

|845,818

|899,962

|907,038

|961,242

|921,420

|922,534

|915,936

|128,016

|440,666

|561,532

Interchanges

|–{{refn|No data available.|group=nb}}

|6,957

|33,575

|28,625

|17,415

|31,546

|59,050

|55,526

|69,026

|114,081

|112,419

|61,456

|65,859

|119,809

|42,309

|40,724

|37,573

|10,199

|20,369

|16,150

The statistics cover twelve-month periods that start in April.

Services

File:Dalmuir(1).jpgDalmuir is a junction station between the North Clyde line to Glasgow Queen Street, and the Argyle line to Glasgow Central, with trains from both stations continuing to serve various destinations further east and south. Both of these lines have access to two separate routes to the city; via {{Stnlnk|Singer}} or via {{Stnlnk|Yoker}}, which subsequently rejoin at Hyndland, before splitting again at Partick. Trains originating from Glasgow Central typically terminate here, with those originating from Glasgow Queen Street serving destinations further west. The station is also served by trains to/from the West Highland line, which travel non-stop to Glasgow Queen Street. The station is also served by Caledonian sleeper trains, providing night services to London Euston, and additional trains to the West Highland line.

= ScotRail =

As of March 2025, the typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) and trains per day (tpd) is:{{Cite web |date=26 November 2024 |title=ScotRail timetables - "West Highland line" and "Dunbartonshire" |url=https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables |archive-url= |archive-date= |website=ScotRail}}

  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} via {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}} (semi-fast)
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Airdrie}} via {{Stnlnk|Singer}} and {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}}
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Larkhall}} via {{Stnlnk|Singer}}, {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Hamilton Central}}
  • 1 tph to {{Stnlnk|Cumbernauld}} via {{Stnlnk|Yoker}}, {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Hamilton Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Motherwell}}
  • 1 tph to {{Stnlnk|Motherwell}} via {{Stnlnk|Yoker}}, {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Hamilton Central}}
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Whifflet}} via {{Stnlnk|Yoker}} and {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}}, of which 1 continues to {{Stnlnk|Motherwell}}
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Balloch}}
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Helensburgh Central}}
  • 6 tpd to {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}} (non-stop)
  • 6 tpd to {{Stnlnk|Oban}}, of which 3 have a portion which divides at {{Stnlnk|Crianlarich}} and runs to {{Stnlnk|Mallaig}} via {{Stnlnk|Fort William}}

The typical service on Sundays is:

  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} via {{Stnlnk|Singer}} and {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}}
  • 1 tph to {{Stnlnk|Motherwell}} via {{Stnlnk|Yoker}}, {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Whifflet}}
  • 1 tph to {{Stnlnk|Larkhall}} via {{Stnlnk|Yoker}}, {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} and {{Stnlnk|Hamilton Central}}
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Balloch}}
  • 2 tph to {{Stnlnk|Helensburgh Central}}
  • 3 tpd to Glasgow Queen Street (non-stop)
  • 3 tpd to Oban, of which 2 have a portion which divides at {{Stnlnk|Crianlarich}} and runs to {{Stnlnk|Mallaig}} via {{Stnlnk|Fort William}}

= Caledonian Sleeper =

The typical service is:eNRT December 2023, Table 220

https://timetables.fabdigital.uk/nrt/dec2023/220%20London%20to%20Scotland%20Caledonian%20Sleeper%20services.pdf

  • 1 tpd to {{Stnlnk|London Euston}} via {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}}, {{Stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} and {{Stnlnk|Crewe}}, except Saturday evenings
  • 1 tpd to {{Stnlnk|Fort William}}, except Sunday Mornings

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{{rail start}}

{{rail line two to one

|next =

|previous1 = {{Stnlnk|Singer}}

|previous2 = {{Stnlnk|Clydebank}}

|route = ScotRail
Argyle Line

|col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Argyle Line}} }}

{{rail line two to one

|next={{Stnlnk|Kilpatrick}}

|previous1={{Stnlnk|Singer}}

|previous2={{Stnlnk|Clydebank}}

|route = ScotRail
North Clyde Line

|col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=North Clyde Line}} }}

{{rail line

|next = {{Stnlnk|Dumbarton Central}}

|previous = {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}} (High Level)

|route = ScotRail
West Highland Line

|col = {{ScotRail colour}} }}

{{rail line

|previous = {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}} (Low Level)

|next = {{Stnlnk|Dumbarton Central}}

|route = Caledonian Sleeper
(Highland Caledonian Sleeper)

|col = {{CS color}} }}

{{Historical Rail Insert}}

{{rail line two to one

|next = {{Stnlnk|Kilpatrick}}
Line and station open

|previous1 = {{Stnlnk|Singer}}
Line and station open

|previous2 = {{Stnlnk|Singer Works}}
Line partially open; station closed

|route = North British Railway
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway

|col = {{NBR colour}} |lightcol={{NBR light}} }}

{{rail line

|next =

|previous = {{Stnlnk|Clydebank}}
Line and station open

|route = North British Railway
Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway

|col = {{NBR colour}} |lightcol={{NBR light}} }}

{{s-end}}

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

  • {{Awdry-RailCo}}
  • {{Butt-Stations}}
  • {{Jowett-Atlas}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Quick |first=Michael |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations.pdf |title=Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology |publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society |year=2022 |edition=5th |location=London}}
  • {{cite book |last=Stansfield |first=Gordon |date=2003 |title=Glasgow and Dunbartonshire's Lost Railways |location=Catrine |publisher=Stenlake Publishing Limited |isbn=978-184-033-235-3}}

External links

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Category:Railway stations in West Dunbartonshire

Category:Former North British Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858

Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail

Category:Railway stations served by Caledonian Sleeper

Category:SPT railway stations

Category:Clydebank

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897

Category:1858 establishments in Scotland

Category:1897 establishments in Scotland