RailwayData | Carntyne Station
 Carntyne 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Carntyne had 254,530 entries and exits, making it the 1,115th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1115/2575
It ranked 387th busiest (out of 997), with 883 scheduled services per week.
387/997
That's a daily average of 697.34 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 5.54 passengers per service, giving it the 1,217th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1217/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 83,206
Reduced price entries & exits: 148,270
Season ticket entries & exits: 23,054
Total entries & exits: 254,530
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +51,510 : 25.37%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 & 2128465Down Platform 1 / Up Platform 2
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
048Glasgow - Airdrie - Bathgate - EdinburghMay24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +127,272 (+100.01%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station
2011-12 Likely linked to reopening if the Airdrie - Bathgate line
2014-15 Strong growth on North Glasgow lines

Location Details

Location: Carntyne
CRS: CAY / NLC: 9897 / TIPLOC(S): CNTY
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 263700 664560
Constituency: Glasgow East
Local Authority: Glasgow City
NR Region: Scotland
PTE: Strathclyde
ELR: NEM2 2m 36ch
This station is part of the Strathclyde PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Carntyne during 2022/2023:
•Glasgow Queen Street (50,923 journeys)
•Charing Cross (Glasgow) (18,563 journeys)
•Partick (7,263 journeys)
•Edinburgh (4,931 journeys)
•High Street (Glasgow) (4,428 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Carntyne's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bellgrove1.83
Shettleston0.80