Baillieston railway station
Baillieston in 2017, following electrification | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Baillieston, Glasgow Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°50′40″N 4°06′49″W / 55.8445°N 4.1137°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS677632 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BIO | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 8 January 1866 | First station opened | ||||
| 5 October 1964 | First station closed | ||||
| 4 October 1993 | Second station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.175 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 29,156 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 93,060 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.117 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.155 million | ||||
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Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow, Scotland, with the Broomhouse area on the other side of the tracks. It is on the Whifflet Line (a branch of the more extensive Argyle Line), 8 miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Central. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
The line was built in the period 1864–1866 by the Caledonian Railway and was called the Rutherglen to Coatbridge branch. The new station opened by British Rail on 4 October 1993 under the financial management of the Strathclyde PTE.