Summerston railway station
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Summerston railway station is a railway station serving the Summerston
area of Glasgow
, Scotland
. It is located on the Maryhill Line
7 km (4¼ miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street. Services are provided by First ScotRail
on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
.
The original Summerston station was located about 1.5 miles to the North of the present station on the dismantled Kelvin Valley railway line.
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There is normally no Sunday service from the station, with the exception of the four Sundays immediately preceding Christmas
; on these Sundays an hourly service operates between 1000 and 1800 hours.
Summerston
Summerston is a residential area of Glasgow, Scotland. There is a riding school used by Strathclyde Police Mounted Branch. John Paul Academy, one of Glasgow's 11 Roman Catholic secondary schools is in Summerston. 4th Glasgow Beaver Colony and Cub Scout Pack are based in Summerston in Caldercuilt...
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...
, Scotland
Scotland
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. It is located on the Maryhill Line
Maryhill Line
The Maryhill Line is a suburban railway line linking Glasgow and Anniesland via Maryhill in Scotland. It is part of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network. The line between Glasgow and Maryhill forms a part of the West Highland Line and was re-opened to stopping passenger services in 1993...
7 km (4¼ miles) north west of Glasgow Queen Street. 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...
on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland...
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The original Summerston station was located about 1.5 miles to the North of the present station on the dismantled Kelvin Valley railway line.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service eastbound to Glasgow Queen Street and westbound to AnnieslandAnniesland railway station
Anniesland railway station is a railway station that serves the Anniesland suburb of Glasgow, Scotland.The station is served by First ScotRail as part of the SPT network....
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There is normally no Sunday service from the station, with the exception of the four Sundays immediately preceding Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
; on these Sundays an hourly service operates between 1000 and 1800 hours.