Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station

Coatbridge Sunnyside railway station serves the town of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is located on the North Clyde Line, 9 miles (14 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street.

LocationCoatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Scotland

Coordinates55.8669°N 4.0281°W

Grid referenceNS731656

Managed byScotRail

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Coatbridge Sunnyside

The station in 2017, looking west towards Blairhill

General information

Location

Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
Scotland

Coordinates

Managed by

Platforms

2

Other information

Station code

CBS

Key dates

1871

Opened

Passengers

2020/21

60,374

2021/22

0.266 million

2022/23

0.359 million

2023/24

0.436 million

2024/25

0.472 million

Listed Building – Category B

Designated

19 September 1985

Reference no.

LB23003^[1]

Location

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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History

It was opened by the North British Railway in February 1871, as the terminus of their Coatbridge Branch from Glasgow and was linked from the outset to both the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway lines to Whifflet and Gartsherrie Junction and also the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway line to Airdrie, Bathgate and Edinburgh Waverley.^{[citation needed]} All of these other than the northern portion of the M&KR to Gunnie yard and Gartsherrie remain in use today, though the Whifflet line has no timetabled passenger service and the route east of Airdrie was disused for more than 30 years prior to re-opening to passenger traffic in 2010.

Accidents and incidents

On 30 September 1907, a passenger train collided with a light engine at the station. One person was killed and 43 were injured.^[2]
On 6 May 2022, an empty coaching stock train was derailed at the station.^[3] No one was injured in the accident.^[4]

Facilities

The station has a car park with 120 spaces^[5] and a cafe located on the covered platform.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytimes:^[6]

2 Half-hourly services towards Edinburgh Waverley (both services are limited stops)
Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
Half-hourly service towards Milngavie via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level

Evening services are as follows:

Half-hourly service towards Airdrie
Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level

Sunday services are as follows:

Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley
Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Coatdyke		ScotRail North Clyde Line		Blairhill