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 Cathcart 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Cathcart had 369,082 entries and exits, making it the 902nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
902/2575
It ranked 587th busiest (out of 997), with 506 scheduled services per week.
587/997
That's a daily average of 1011.18 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 14.03 passengers per service*, giving it the 711st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
711/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 1012.95 passengers passing through the station and 14.08 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 100,162
Reduced price entries & exits: 223,264
Season ticket entries & exits: 45,656
Total entries & exits: 369,082
Interchanges made between connecting services: 643
Change in usage from 21/22: +80,614 : 27.95%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1153556Down Platform
2151549Up Platform
*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
034BGlasgow - Cathcart & Neilston via Mount FloridaMay24
034CGlasgow - Cathcart via Maxwell ParkMay24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +89,489 (+32.01%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station

Location Details

Location: Cathcart
CRS: CCT / NLC: 9795 / TIPLOC(S): CCRT
Station Facility Owner: ScotRail
OS Grid Ref: 258460 660586
Constituency: Glasgow South
Local Authority: Glasgow City
NR Region: Scotland
PTE: Strathclyde
ELR: CTC 2m 14ch
This station is part of the Strathclyde PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Cathcart during 2022/2023:
•Glasgow Central (139,168 journeys)
•Queens Park (Glasgow) (4,590 journeys)
•Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) (4,547 journeys)
•Edinburgh (3,647 journeys)
•Paisley Gilmour Street (2,170 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Cathcart's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Langside0.76
Mount Florida0.66
Muirend0.80