Westerton railway station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Westerton

| native_name = {{langx|gd|Am Baile Siar}}{{sfn|Brailsford|2017|loc=Gaelic/English Station Index}}

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Westerton Station (51048559278).jpg

| caption = The station platforms seen in 2021

| borough = Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|55.9048|-4.3351|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NS541704|25|NS541704}}

| manager = ScotRail

| platforms = 2

| code = WES{{cite web |title=Railway Codes |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/crs/crsw.shtm |website=railwaycodes.org.uk |access-date=18 October 2022}}

| transit_authority = SPT

| pregroup = North British Railway

| postgroup = LNER

| years = 1 September 1913

| events = OpenedButt (1995),page 245

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.775 million |interchange={{pad|2em}}26,884}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.103 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 1,780}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.382 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 14,546}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.513 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 16,227}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.644 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 21,642}}

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

}}

Westerton railway station is a railway station that serves the Westerton district in the town of Bearsden, Scotland. The station is managed and served by ScotRail as part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network. It is located on the Argyle and North Clyde lines, between Drumchapel to the west, Bearsden to the north, and Anniesland and Maryhill to the south-east. It is {{convert|6|mi|10|chain|lk=in|km}} west of {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}}, measured via 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}}

The station lies very close to the Forth and Clyde Canal and the boundary between East Dunbartonshire and the city of Glasgow.

History

File:Westerton Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 2099948.jpg

The station opened on 1 September 1913. The station has a cross platform bridge with lift access which began production in June 2017,{{Cite web |title=Westerton station accessibility improvements in site |url=https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/westerton-station-accessibility-improvements-in-site#}} and became operational in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Stories |url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/feeds/footbridge-opening-at-westerton-is-step-towards-improved-accessibility/}}

Prior to 19 September 2014, Westerton was also served by the overnight Caledonian Sleeper service between Fort William and London Euston, to allow Glasgow-bound passengers to change onto a connecting service, as the sleeper used a route avoiding the city centre. From 21 September 2014 the sleeper service was re-routed to call instead at Queen Street Low Level and so the stop was removed from the timetable.GB eNRT December 2014 Edition, Table 227

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and ticket machine on platform 1, as well as an accessible toilet and waiting room. There is a shelter on platform 2, and benches and help points on both platforms. The car park and bike racks are adjacent to platform 1.{{Cite web |title=National Rail Enquiries - |url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations-and-destinations/stations-made-easy/westerton-station-plan |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.nationalrail.co.uk}}

Passenger volume

class="wikitable"

|+Passenger Volume at Westerton{{Cite web |title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal |url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage |access-date=2022-09-22 |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

Entries and exits

|461,235

|533,662

|597,777

|615,382

|633,364

|689,592

|658,378

|683,484

|735,430

|775,164

|747,582

|784,490

|794,600

|794,094

|783,084

|790,626

|774,774

|102,858

Interchanges

|N/A

|21,488

|24,657

|30,727

|29,838

|35,630

|34,678

|38,571

|35,525

|36,047

|31,713

|35,482

|38,330

|31,114

|28,890

|28,449

|26,884

|1,780

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

Services

File:British Rail Class 334012.jpg

On weekdays and Saturdays, there are two trains per hour to Milngavie, two trains to Balloch and two trains to Dalmuir, the latter two calling at all stations via Singer. Heading south-east, there are two trains per hour to Airdrie, two to Springburn and two to Larkhall, via Hamilton Central. In the weekday evenings, there are an extra two trains per hour between Helensburgh Central and Edinburgh, the Springburn trains instead run to Motherwell via Whifflet, and the Dalmuir and Larkall trains do not run. On Sundays, there are two trains per hour north and west to each of Milngavie and Helensburgh, and there are two trains per hour south-east to each of Edinburgh and Motherwell (via Hamilton Central).eNRT May 2022 Edition, Table 206

{{rail line one to two

|previous = {{Stnlnk|Anniesland}}

|next1 = {{Stnlnk|Drumchapel}}

|next2 = {{Stnlnk|Bearsden}}

|route = ScotRail
Argyle Line

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

{{rail line one to two

|previous = {{Stnlnk|Anniesland}}

|next1 = {{Stnlnk|Drumchapel}}

|next2 = {{Stnlnk|Bearsden}}

|route = ScotRail
North Clyde Line

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

References

Bibliography

{{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

Category:Railway stations in East Dunbartonshire

Category:Former North British Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1913

Category:SPT railway stations

Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail

Category:1913 establishments in Scotland