Larkhall railway station

Larkhall
Location
Place	Larkhall
Local authority	South Lanarkshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	NS760513
Operations
Station code	LRH
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2006/07	0.269 million
2007/08	0.308 million
2008/09	0.334 million
2009/10	0.323 million
2010/11	0.317 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 July 1905	Opened as Larkhall Central
4 October 1965	Closed to passengers
4 November 1968	Line Closed
12 December 2005	Re-opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Larkhall from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, 16¼ miles (26 km) south east of Glasgow Central railway station.

History

Larkhall station on the first day of opening to the general public

The station was originally opened as Larkhall Central on 1 July 1905 by the Caledonian Railway as part of their Mid Lanark Lines which filled in various gaps around Larkhall, Stonehouse, Strathaven and Blackwood. It closed to passengers on 4 October 1965.

Re-opening

Forty years after closure, the station was officially re-opened on the 9 December 2005 by Jack McConnell MSP, the then First Minister for Scotland. Passenger services started on 12 December 2005, with trains serving the Argyle Line.

Future improvements

In March 2007, there was speculation that the line may be extended beyond Larkhall station, to stations in Stonehouse and Strathaven.

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport are expected to fund a feasibility study into reopening the section of line to Stonehouse at some time in 2008.

Services

From opening in December 2005, trains run every 30 minutes to Glasgow Central and beyond to Dalmuir.

An hourly Sunday service started from December 2007 on a one-year trial basis. This trial has been successful, and the hourly Sunday service is now a permanent feature. It runs to Balloch via Clydebank.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Terminus		Abellio ScotRail Argyle Line - Larkhall Branch		Merryton
	Historical railways
Stonehouse Line and station closed		Mid Lanark Lines Caledonian Railway		Ferniegair Line and station open

Argyle Line services are currently operated by Class 318s and Class 320s.

External links

• Train times and station information for Larkhall railway station from National Rail
• SPT South East Timetable (PDF). Timetable for services to and from Larkhall.
• Larkhall to Milngavie rail link - Scottish Executive 2003
• New Link for Larkhall opens - BBC News Scotland website
• RAILSCOT on the Larkhall re-opening - for history and pictures of the station and line.
• RAILSCOT on the Mid Lanark Lines