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New Rail Station at Barrhead South

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sannox

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I see there are a couple of 318 special trains calling overnight for 20 mins at Balgray. I've just heard them accelerating hard from Cathcart! Presume this is checking various platform compliance?
 
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What is the distance (in miles and chains) from Neilston to Balgray, please?

Thanks in advance.
 
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The station is to open on Sunday 27 September, according to Network Rail.

www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk

One month to go until Balgray station welcomes first passengers

There's just one month to go until the new Balgray station opens in Barrhead, welcoming its first passengers on Sunday 27 September.
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One month to go until Balgray station welcomes first passengers​


There's just one month to go until the new Balgray station opens in Barrhead, welcoming its first passengers on Sunday 27 September.

Built to improve rail connections to and from Glasgow, the station will help people travel for work, education and leisure while providing easier access to destinations including Dams to Darnley Country Park.

It’s part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal, funded by the UK and Scottish Governments and East Renfrewshire Council. The new station’s being delivered by Network Rail in partnership with East Renfrewshire Council, Transport Scotland, ScotRail and Story Contracting.
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The station seems to have been built considerably faster than the foot and cycle path along the Dams Road, which last time I looked was still not open. The railway can still do it!
 
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I imagine that I'll be there given that I have nothing in the books for that Sunday...

I don't think an official figure is public yet, but via OpenStreetMap I've estimated it to be 1mi 75ch.
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ORR letter has now been published: https://www.orr.gov.uk/sites/defaul...-balgray-station-orr-authorisation-letter.pdf

Which gives figures of
The limits of authorisation are defined as following:
LocationELRTrack IDFromTo
Balgray Station Platform 2 (Up Neilston)NNH1100106m 1063yds106m 1200yds
Balgray Station Platform 1 (Down Neilston)NNH2100106m 1063yds106m 1200yds.
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Which puts the midpoint at 106m 1132yds, or 106m 51.45 chains (Railwaycodes gives Balrgay at 106m 54ch as well),

Neilston at 108m 45ch, so 1m 71ch away. Very good estimating!
 
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