Dalmarnock railway station
Dalmarnock 
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Dalmarnock station (pre-2014 refurbishment), looking towards the tunnel
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalmarnock |
| Local authority | Glasgow |
| Coordinates | 55°50′33″N 4°13′03″W / 55.8424°N 4.2176°WCoordinates: 55°50′33″N 4°13′03″W / 55.8424°N 4.2176°W |
| Grid reference | NS612631 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DAK |
| 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 |
 79,560 |
| 2012/13 |
 21,506 |
| 2013/14 |
0.100 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.217 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.283 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Glasgow Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 November 1895 | Opened |
| 5 October 1964 | Closed |
| 5 November 1979 | Re-opened |
| 3 June 2012 | Temporarily closed for refurbishment |
| 23 May 2013 | Re-opened after refurbishment |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalmarnock from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Railways:
Dalmarnock railway station serves the area of Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. It is a station on the Argyle Line, 2¼ miles (4 km) south east of Glasgow Central. The northern part of the station is situated in a tunnel (as seen in the image). The station underwent a revamp for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Adjacent was a high level station which was opened on 24 June 1841 and closed when the current station opened on 1 November 1895. This iron bridge (crossing the A749 adjacent to Swanston Street) was removed in June 2009; followed by the embankments. This route belonged to the Caledonian Railway and was referred to as The Switchback.
The station is fifteen minutes' walk away from Celtic football club's Parkhead stadium. This is the second station to bear this name.
The station underwent a full revamp in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games due to its close proximity to the site of the athletes' village and several venues. Lifts were installed and a new street-level entrance and ticket office constructed. The station was temporarily closed for renovation on 4 June 2012 and was scheduled to reopen in November 2012, but the closure was extended to spring 2013 because of major problems over groundworks. The station reopened to passengers on 20 May 2013.
At the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979, the station was served by six trains per hour on Mondays to Saturdays. in the westerly direction all went to Dalmuir, with three via Yoker and three via Singer. Two of these were extended to Dumbarton Central. In the easterly direction all trains travelled around the Hamilton Circle to Motherwell three in the clockwise direction passing through Bellshill prior to Motherwell and three passing through Hamilton Central first. The limited stop Milngavie to/from Lanark trains did not stop at Dalmarnock.
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