Greenfaulds railway station
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Greenfaulds railway station serves the Greenfaulds area of Cumbernauld
, North Lanarkshire
, Scotland
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
and is located 21 km (13¼ miles) north east of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level)
on the Cumbernauld Line
and is 17 km (10.6 mi) north of Motherwell railway station
on the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
.
, Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service from Greenfaulds to Glasgow Queen Street southbound and Cumbernauld
northbound with a train hourly onwards to Falkirk Grahamston
. Sundays there is an hourly service to Glasgow and Cumbernauld.
On the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
, Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Motherwell southbound and to Cumbernauld northbound. There is no service Sundays.
There is also two large park and ride car parks at the station with both being behind the station although they are hardly used because of no advertisement by local papers or ScotRail.
Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...
, North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station is managed 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...
and is located 21 km (13¼ miles) north east of Glasgow Queen Street (High Level)
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Glasgow Queen Street is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, the smaller of the city's two main line railway termini and the third-busiest station in Scotland. It is between George Street to the south and Cathedral Street Bridge to the north, at the northern end of Queen Street adjacent to...
on the Cumbernauld Line
Cumbernauld Line
The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.On weekdays and Saturdays, alternate trains continue towards Falkirk Grahamston....
and is 17 km (10.6 mi) north of Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the West Coast Main Line, and is served also by Argyle Line trains of the Glasgow suburban railway network. It is the penultimate stop on the northbound WCML before Glasgow. There are four platforms of various...
on the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
The Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Motherwell and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.-History:The line was built as part of the:...
.
Services
On the Cumbernauld LineCumbernauld Line
The Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.On weekdays and Saturdays, alternate trains continue towards Falkirk Grahamston....
, Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service from Greenfaulds to Glasgow Queen Street southbound and Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld railway station
Cumbernauld railway station is a railway station serving the town of Cumbernauld, Scotland. The station is managed by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and is located on the Cumbernauld Lines north east of Glasgow Queen Street station and the Motherwell to Cumbernauld 19 km north of...
northbound with a train hourly onwards to Falkirk Grahamston
Falkirk Grahamston railway station
Falkirk Grahamston railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line. Cumbernauld Line trains also terminate here. Train services are provided by First ScotRail...
. Sundays there is an hourly service to Glasgow and Cumbernauld.
On the Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line
The Motherwell to Cumbernauld Line is a suburban railway line linking Motherwell and Cumbernauld in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network.-History:The line was built as part of the:...
, Monday to Saturdays, there is an hourly service to Motherwell southbound and to Cumbernauld northbound. There is no service Sundays.
There is also two large park and ride car parks at the station with both being behind the station although they are hardly used because of no advertisement by local papers or ScotRail.