Lenzie railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Lenzie
| native_name = {{langx|gd|Lèanaidh}}{{sfn|Brailsford|2017|loc=Gaelic/English Station Index}}
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = File:Lenzie - Abellio 385021 Glasgow service.JPG
| caption = A {{Brc|385}} going to {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}}
| borough = Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire
| country = Scotland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.9213|-4.1542|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NS655719|25|NS655719}}
| manager = ScotRail
| platforms = 2
| code = LNZ
| transit_authority = SPT
| original = Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
| pregroup = North British Railway
| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
| years = 5 July 1848
| events = Opened as Kirkintilloch JunctionButt (1995), page 136
| years1 = December 1849
| events1 = Renamed Campsie JunctionButt (1995), page 52
| years2 = November 1867
| events2 = Renamed Lenzie JunctionButt (1995), page 141
| years3 = June 1890
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 0.917 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.136 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.422 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.563 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.707 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line, {{convert|6+1/4|mi}} northeast of {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}}. Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served by ScotRail.
History
The station was opened as Kirkintilloch Junction on 5 July 1848 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, being renamed three times by the North British Railway, to Campsie Junction in December 1849, Lenzie Junction in November 1867 and finally Lenzie in June 1890.
To the east of the station was a complex of junctions which allowed eastbound trains to travel to {{Stnlnk|Kirkintilloch}} via the Campsie Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to Garnqueen South Junction and Gartsherrie North Junction (both with the Caledonian Railway Main Line) to {{Stnlnk|Coatbridge Sunnyside}} via the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.Jowett (1989), pages 19 & 24
Services
Monday to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service southbound to Glasgow and northbound to Dunblane or Alloa (hourly to each).GB National Rail Timetables 228 & 230 (Network Rail)
In addition to the off peak services, there are a few morning services to Edinburgh via Falkirk High and a limited evening service to {{rws|Falkirk Grahamston}}. The latter was formerly served from here throughout the day, but the Glasgow to Falkirk Grahamston service was re-routed to run via {{rws|Cumbernauld}} in the mid 1990s to free up paths on the main line. Also, there is a once a day (Monday - Friday) service from Glasgow - Markinch in the evening.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction to Glasgow and Alloa with the first eastbound service of the day going to Aberdeen via Stirling, Perth, Dundee and Arbroath.
{{rail start}}
{{rail line
|previous={{rws|Croy}}
|next={{rws|Bishopbriggs}}
|col={{ScotRail colour}}
|lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Croy Line}} }}
{{Historical Rail Insert}}
{{Rail line two to one
|next = {{rws|Bishopbriggs}}
Line and station open
|previous1 = {{rws|Croy}}
Line and station open
|route1 = North British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
|previous2 = {{rws|Back o' Loch Halt}}
Line and station closed
|route2 = North British Railway
Campsie Branch
|col = {{NBR colour}} }}
{{s-end}}
References
= Notes =
{{Reflist|}}
= Sources =
- {{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 }}
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{Jowett-Atlas}}
External links
- {{cite web | url = http://www.lenzie.org.uk/travel.php | title = Local travel information for Lenzie | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014001/http://www.lenzie.org.uk/travel.php | archive-date = 28 September 2007 | df = dmy-all }}{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2011}}
- {{cite web | url = http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Campsie_Branch/frame.htm | title = RAILSCOT on the Campsie Branch of the North British Railway | access-date = 18 July 2011}}
- {{cite web | url = http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Monkland_and_Kirkintilloch_Railway/frame.htm | title = RAILSCOT on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway | access-date = 18 July 2011}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejkDwTKnzTQ Video on the infrastructure and Environs of Lenzie railway station]
{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail}}
Category:Railway stations in East Dunbartonshire
Category:Former North British Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848