Dalmuir: 320301 waits for the road into the turnback siding as 318266 heads west to Balloch. 7 November.
Bill Roberton 07/11/2016

Dalmuir

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Dalmuir (1897-1952)
Dalmuir Park (1952-1973)
Dalmuir (1973-)

Station code: DMR National Rail ScotRail
Where: West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Opened on the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway.
Opened on the Clydebank to Dalmuir (North British Railway).
Open on the West Highland Line.
Open on the Glasgow to Helensburgh.

Description

This is a five platform station. There are two platforms on the Singer route and to the north two platforms on the Clydebank route and a bay to the north of those, served from the Clydebank direction.

To the west is Dalmuir Park Junction and to the east the Clydebank line burrows under the Singer line.

This station replaced Dalmuir [1st] which was to the immediate east on older the Singer line. It was moved west with the opening of the newer route via Clydebank to add the platforms alongside each other on both routes.

The bay platform was added with the Argyle Line opened.

Dalmuir House (1810-1929) was to the north of the station.

Local

Dalmuir Park itself is just to the north.

Tags

Station

Facilities

Gaelic name: An Dail Mhor




Chronology Dates

  /  /1893Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway
Extension to Dalmuir authorised, along with deviation of a portion of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
08/05/1897Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Railway Clydebank to Dalmuir (North British Railway)
Extended from Clydebank Junction to Dalmuir. The original terminus, Clydebank [1st], is left on a short branch with a east facing junction, Clydebank Junction, and is re-named Clydebank East. Dalmuir [1st] is replaced by Dalmuir.
  /07/1989Yoker Re-signaling Scheme
Re-signaling complete. Boxes at Helensburgh Central, Craigendoran, Dumbarton Central, Dalmuir Park, Singer, Milngavie, Westerton, Hyndland, Clydebank Dock, High Street East Junction, Bellgrove, Parkhead, Shettleston, Heatheryknowe Junction, Sunnyside Junction, Airdrie replaced by the new Yoker Signalling Centre.

News items

06/10/2023Trains suspended in 'do not travel' weather warning for Scotland [BBC News]
26/09/2023Upgrade work at busy Clydebank station completed [Clydebank Post]
26/09/2023£1 million track upgrades complete near Dalmuir station [Network Rail]
11/09/2023£1m investment to help keep Glasgow passengers on track [Network Rail]
07/08/2023Dalmuir trains stopped for over two hours due to litter [Clydebank Post]
15/06/2023Travel chaos after overhead lines at Dalmuir station damaged [Clydebank Post]
16/11/2022Railway vegetation clearance planned between Jordanhill and Dalmuir [Network Rail]
02/11/2022Dalmuir travel disruption as trains off due to 'slippery lines' [Clydebank Post]
13/08/2022ScotRail announce travel disruption for Lanarkshire commuters amidst engineering works [Daily Record]
09/06/2022Clydebank railway stations to form part of access review [Clydebank Post]

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

An Illustrated History of Glasgow's Railways

Around Helensburgh (Archive Photographs: Images of Scotland)

Battrum's Guide to Helensburgh and Neighbourhood

Craigendoran and Helensburgh (East) 1897: Dumbartonshire Sheet 17.06 (Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Dumbartonshire)

Glasgow Railway Memories

Glasgow Stations

Glasgow's Last Days of Steam

Helensburgh & Rhu Through Time

Helensburgh & the Rosneath Peninsula: The Guide Book: (Including Cardross, Garelochhead & Loch Long)

Helensburgh in Old Picture Postcards

Old Helensburgh, Rhu and Shandon

Rails Around Glasgow

The Railways of Glasgow: Post-Beeching

The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire (Britains Railways/Old Photos)