Blairhill railway station
Blairhill 
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Blairhill railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Coatbridge |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°51′59″N 4°02′34″W / 55.8665°N 4.0427°WCoordinates: 55°51′59″N 4°02′34″W / 55.8665°N 4.0427°W |
| Grid reference | NS722655 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BAI |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.568 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.562 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.448 million |
| 2014/15 |
 0.450 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.463 million |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 1 February 1871 | Opened as Blairhill and Gartsherrie |
| 1960s??? | Renamed as Blairhill |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blairhill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Blairhill railway station serves the Blairhill area of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. It is 8½ miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station. Situated on Blair Road, the railway station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is served by trains on the North Clyde Line, comprising Class 334s on Edinburgh to Helensburgh services, and Class 318s and Class 320s on Airdrie to Balloch services.
The station was built opened on 1 February 1871 and was previously called Blairhill and Gartsherrie. It bordered the original St. Ambrose High School from 1961 until the buildings were demolished in 2012.
The street-level platform, which now bears the "portacabin" ticket office, once supported a wooden station building which housed a ticket office and newsagent. On the night of 12 January 1987, shortly after being painted in the bright orange livery of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive, this building was burned to the ground. The station now has a staffed ticket office during working hours (Monday-Saturday). A new purpose built car park on the site of the former St. Ambrose High School now serves the station.
Monday to Saturday daytimes:
Evening services are as follows:
Sunday services are as follows:
Blairhill & Gartsherrie Station in 1961
Blairhill railway station ticket office
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