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Bishopbriggs railway station is a railway station serving Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 3+14 miles (5.2 km) north of Glasgow Queen Street, but is currently only served by services on the Croy Line.

Bishopbriggs

Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid an Easbaig[1]
Looking east (towards Lenzie) from the footbridge
General information
LocationBishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.9038°N 4.2249°W / 55.9038; -4.2249
Grid referenceNS610701
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBBG
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
21 February 1842[2]Opened
Passengers
2016/17 0.581 million
2017/18 0.772 million
2018/19 0.785 million
2019/20 0.772 million
2020/21 0.164 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Bishopbriggs station in 1961
Bishopbriggs station in 1961

History


Bishopbriggs was one of the original stations on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, opened in 1842. During the 1960s, the station was scheduled for closure under the Beeching Axe but a local campaign managed to save it, although the original station buildings and footbridge were demolished. They were replaced by a modular ticket office and waiting room, as well as a new footbridge. The ticket office and waiting room was replaced with a modern glass and steel building in 2002, of a similar design to that at Croy railway station.


Present day


There is no parking with very little provided on nearby streets.

Services are provided by ScotRail, primarily using Class 170 Turbostar trains, however Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter DMU's are also used. From 2019/ 2020 Hitachi Class 385's will operate most services with a few exceptions (peak time trains to Perth for example) as electrification will only go as far as Alloa and Dunblane.

During Glasgow Queen Street Tunnel works in summer 2016, trains served Glasgow Queen Street Low Level ran into Glasgow through Springburn calling additionally at Springburn and back to Bishopbriggs via Anniesland and Maryhill running non-stop.

The station was briefly featured in Bill Forsyth's 1980 film That Sinking Feeling.


Future


Following a consultation [3] a potential new station with Park and Ride facilities at Westerhill, (West end of the old Cadder Yard) has been identified.

In April 2015, the proposed Local Development Plan for Bishopbriggs and Torrance[4] included a proposal for a new station at Westerhill, 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Bishopbriggs station, attached to the new Bishopbriggs Relief Road.

In February 2017, the published Local Development Plan for Kirkintilloch and Twechar[5] included a marker for a potential railway station in the same location.


Services



2006/07


Change at Croy for Edinburgh or at Stirling for Alloa, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen.


From May 2008



2017


Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lenzie   ScotRail
Croy Line
  Glasgow Queen Street
Lenzie   ScotRail
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
  Glasgow Queen Street
  Historical railways  
Kirkintilloch (E&GR)
Line open, station closed
or

Lenzie
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
  Cowlairs
Line open, station closed

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