Whitecraigs railway station

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Whitecraigs
Location
Place	Whitecraigs
Local authority	East Renfrewshire
Operations
Station code	WCR
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 *	0.225 million
2004/05 *	0.254 million
2005/06 *	0.278 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 May 1903	Opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
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 Whitecraigs from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Whitecraigs railway station is a railway station serving the Whitecraigs area of East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch off the Cathcart Circle.

Contents 1 History 2 References 2.1 Notes 2.2 Sources

[edit] History

The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903.^[1] In some timetables the station was known as Whitecraigs for Rouken Glen.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, page 248

[edit] Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Patterton		First ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines		Williamwood
Historical Railways
Patterton Line and station open		Caledonian Railway  Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway		Muirend Line and station open

Coordinates: 55.790265° N 4.310710° W