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Merryton railway station

Coordinates: 55°44′56″N 3°58′39″W / 55.7489°N 3.9775°W / 55.7489; -3.9775
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Merryton
National Rail
General information
LocationLarkhall, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°44′56″N 3°58′39″W / 55.7489°N 3.9775°W / 55.7489; -3.9775
Grid referenceNS759523
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeMEY
Key dates
12 December 2005Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 121,356
2019/20Increase 127,852
2020/21Decrease 7,590
2021/22Increase 39,622
2022/23Increase 56,250
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Partick bound train entering station with car park behind

Merryton railway station is a railway station in Larkhall, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line.

The station was officially opened on 9 December 2005, as part of the Larkhall branch re-opened at the same time.

The station is located on the CR Mid Lanark Lines just south of the site of the previous Merryton Junction where the Caledonian Railway Coalburn Branch diverged from the CR Mid Lanark Lines.

Facilities

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The station has a car park but is not permanently staffed.[1]

Services

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From the opening of the Larkhall Branch in December 2005, a service has operated on Monday to Saturdays to Dalmuir via Glasgow Central northbound and to Larkhall southbound every 30 minutes. In the May 2016 timetable, this now runs to Milngavie in the northbound direction but still originates from Dalmuir going south.[2]

In December 2007 an hourly service (in each direction) commenced on Sundays. This runs to Larkhall and to Balloch via Clydebank.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Larkhall   ScotRail
Argyle Line
  Chatelherault

References

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  1. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Merryton".
  2. ^ Table 225 & 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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