Carmyle railway station is located in the Carmyle

Carmyle

Carmyle is a small village in the east end of Glasgow, north of the River Clyde.-Transport:Carmyle railway station which opened in August 1866, is on the Whifflet Line. It is an unstaffed, 2-platform halt. Trains run to Glasgow Central from Westbound Platform 1, and to Mount Vernon, Baillieston,...

 area of Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

. It is on the Whifflet Line

Whifflet Line

The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland.- History :The line was built between 1863 and 1865 as the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway, part of the Caledonian Railway. It opened to goods traffic in September 1865 and to passengers in August...

, 9 km (5½ miles) east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by First ScotRail

First ScotRail

ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...

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History

Carmyle Station stood on the junction of the Glasgow Central Railway

Glasgow Central Railway

The Glasgow Central Railway was a railway that ran from Maryhill in the north west of Glasgow through the West End and City Centre to Rutherglen and Newton to the south east of the city.- Early days :...

 and Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway

Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway

The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway was a railway that ran between Airdrie and Rutherglen and built by the Caledonian Railway, which in turn became part of the LMS on 1 July 1923.-Openings:*20 September 1865 - Rutherglen East to Calder for freight traffic...

. The Glasgow Central Railway lines closed in 1966.

Services

A half-hourly service operates between Glasgow Central and Whifflet stations, on Mondays to Saturdays. Sunday services only run for the month prior to Christmas, and are extended to Shotts

Shotts railway station

Shotts railway station is a railway station serving Shotts in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 33 km east of towards .Shotts station is the last stop before the SPT area boundary on the Shotts Line.-Services:...

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Sources

• RAILSCOT on Glasgow Central Railway
• RAILSCOT on Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway