Kilpatrick railway station

Railway station in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

55°55′26″N 4°27′09″W / 55.9239°N 4.4525°W / 55.9239; -4.4525Grid referenceNS468728Managed byScotRailTransit authoritySPTPlatforms2Other informationStation codeKPT^[2]Key dates31 May or 7 June 1858^[3]OpenedPassengers2018/19

0.104 million2019/20

0.104 million2020/21

15,4202021/22

48,1982022/23

66,432

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kilpatrick railway station serves the village of Old Kilpatrick in the West Dunbartonshire region of Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the North Clyde Line, between Dalmuir and Bowling. It is situated 11 miles 17 chains (18.0 km) from Glasgow Queen Street, measured via Maryhill.^[4]

Facilities

The station is a split, two-platform station with ramp access. There are shelters and help points on both platforms, with a set of bike racks on one side.^[5] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.^[6]

A woman was killed in an apparent suicide attempt here, being struck by a train in October 2011 at the station.^[7]

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Kilpatrick^[8]
	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	56,646	63,977	68,119	71,200	75,356	80,562	107,494	119,212	119,406	118,518	125,306	128,482	135,178	128,918	124,860	104,354	103,968	15,420	48,198	66,432

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

On weekdays and Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service to Balloch northbound and Airdrie southbound. On Sundays, trains run twice per hour to Balloch as normal, but run southbound to Motherwell (with one going via Whifflet, the other via Hamilton Central).^[9]

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Dalmuir		ScotRail North Clyde Line	Bowling
	Historical railways
Dalmuir Line and station open		Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway	Bowling Line and station open

References

^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
^ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ Quick 2022, p. 266.
^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. pp. .page. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
^ "Kilpatrick station map". National Rail. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ "Kilpatrick Station | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ "Woman dies after being hit by train at station | Glasgow & West | News". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
^ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ eNRT December 2023, Table 206 https://timetables.fabdigital.uk/nrt/dec2023/206%20Glasgow%20to%20Partick,%20Milngavie,%20Yoker,%20Dalmuir,%20Dumbarton,%20Balloch%20and%20Helensburgh.pdf

Sources

Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Quick, Michael (2022). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.

External links

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Train times and station information for Kilpatrick railway station from National Rail

Railway stations served by ScotRail

Stations listed in italics are request stops.

A	Aberdeen Aberdour Achanalt Achnasheen Achnashellach Addiewell Airbles Airdrie Alexandra Parade Alexandria Alloa Alness Altnabreac Anderston Annan Anniesland Arbroath Ardgay Ardlui Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town Argyle Street Arisaig Armadale (West Lothian) Arrochar & Tarbet Ashfield Attadale Auchinleck Aviemore Ayr
B	Baillieston Balloch Balmossie Banavie Barassie Bargeddie Barnhill Barrhead Barrhill Barry Links Bathgate Bearsden Beasdale Beauly Bellgrove Bellshill Bishopbriggs Bishopton Blackridge Blair Atholl Blairhill Blantyre Bogston Bowling Branchton Breich Bridge of Allan Bridge of Orchy Bridgeton Brora Broughty Ferry Brunstane Burnside Burntisland Busby
C	Caldercruix Cambuslang Camelon Cardenden Cardonald Cardross Carfin Carlisle Carluke Carmyle Carnoustie Carntyne Carrbridge Carstairs Cartsdyke Cathcart Charing Cross (Glasgow) Chatelherault Clarkston Cleland Clydebank Coatbridge Central Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatdyke Connel Ferry Conon Bridge Corkerhill Corpach Corrour Cowdenbeath Craigendoran Crianlarich Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Croy Culrain Cumbernauld Cupar Curriehill
D	Dalgety Bay Dalmally Dalmarnock Dalmeny Dalmuir Dalreoch Dalry Dalwhinnie Dingwall Drem Drumchapel Drumfrochar Drumgelloch Drumry Duirinish Duke Street Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Dumbreck Dumfries Dunbar Dunblane Duncraig Dundee Dunfermline City Dunfermline Queen Margaret Dunkeld & Birnam Dunlop Dunrobin Castle Dyce
E	East Kilbride East Linton Easterhouse Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Waverley Elgin Eskbank Exhibition Centre
F	Fairlie Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk High Falls of Cruachan Fauldhouse Fearn Forres Forsinard Fort Matilda Fort William
G	Galashiels Garelochhead Garrowhill Garscadden Gartcosh Garve Georgemas Junction Giffnock Gilshochill Girvan Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street Gleneagles Glenfinnan Glengarnock Glenrothes with Thornton Golf Street Golspie Gorebridge Gourock Greenfaulds Greenock Central Greenock West Gretna Green
H	Hairmyres Hamilton Central Hamilton West Hartwood Hawkhead Haymarket Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper Helmsdale High Street (Glasgow) Hillfoot Hillington East Hillington West Holytown Howwood Huntly Hyndland
I	Insch Invergordon Invergowrie Inverkeithing Inverkip Inverness Inverness Airport Invershin Inverurie Irvine
J	Johnstone Jordanhill
K	Keith Kelvindale Kennishead Kildonan Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Kilpatrick Kilwinning Kinbrace Kinghorn King's Park Kingsknowe Kingussie Kintore Kirkcaldy Kirkconnel Kirkhill Kirknewton Kirkwood Kyle of Lochalsh
L	Ladybank Lairg Lanark Langbank Langside Larbert Largs Larkhall Laurencekirk Lenzie Leuchars Linlithgow Livingston North Livingston South Loch Awe Loch Eil Outward Bound Lochailort Locheilside Lochgelly Lochluichart Lochwinnoch Longniddry
M	Mallaig Markinch Maryhill Maxwell Park Maybole Merryton Milliken Park Milngavie Monifieth Montrose Morar Mosspark Motherwell Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muir of Ord Muirend Musselburgh
N	Nairn Neilston New Cumnock Newcraighall Newton (Lanark) Newtongrange Newtonmore Newton-on-Ayr Nitshill North Berwick North Queensferry
O	Oban
P	Paisley Canal Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley St James Partick Patterton Perth Pitlochry Plockton Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Polmont Port Glasgow Portlethen Possilpark & Parkhouse Prestonpans Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Priesthill & Darnley
Q	Queens Park (Glasgow)
R	Rannoch Renton Robroyston Rogart Rosyth Roy Bridge Rutherglen
S	Saltcoats Sanquhar Scotscalder Scotstounhill Shawfair Shawlands Shettleston Shieldmuir Shotts Singer Slateford South Gyle Spean Bridge Springburn Springfield Stepps Stevenston Stewarton Stirling Stonehaven Stow Stranraer Strathcarron Stromeferry Summerston
T	Tain Taynuilt Thornliebank Thorntonhall Thurso Troon Tulloch Tweedbank Tyndrum Lower
U	Uddingston Uphall Upper Tyndrum
W	Wallyford Wemyss Bay West Calder West Kilbride Wester Hailes Westerton Whifflet Whinhill Whitecraigs Wick Williamwood Wishaw Woodhall
Y	Yoker