Camelon railway station

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Coordinates: 56°00′17″N 03°49′07″W / 56.00472, -3.81861

Camelon

The eastbound platform at Camelon railway station, looking westward

Location

Place

Camelon

Local authority

Falkirk

Operations

Station code

CMO

Managed by

First ScotRail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

83,000

History

1994

Opened

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Camelon from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Camelon railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Camelon in Falkirk, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh-Dunblane and Cumbernauld Lines. Train services are provided by First ScotRail. The present Camelon Station was opened in 1994.

In fact, in the past there was a station at Camelon, about 250yds east of the newer station, that opened in 1850 and closed on 4 September 1967. It was called Camelon from its opening until 1903 when it was renamed Falkirk (Camelon) until its closure. The old station was a simple island platform with a ticket office and waiting room; access was from under the station via a set of stairs that led from a roadbridge.

The modern station has all the trappings of a 21st century station, with both platforms accessible by wheelchair users, extensive use of CCTV and help points.

[edit] Services

From Camelon, direct train services run to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunblane, with a change required at Stirling for stations to Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness, change at Glasgow or Edinburgh for trains to the south of Scotland and to England.