Croy, North Lanarkshire

Croy
Scottish Gaelic: *An Crothaidh*
Croy Scottish Gaelic: An Crothaidh;
	View from Croy Hill looking towards Culmuir View, with the Bar Hill area in the distance.
	Croy Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	1,890 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NS624553
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G65 9
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East;
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth;

Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated south of Kilsyth and north of Cumbernauld, some 13 miles (21 km) from Glasgow and 37 miles (60 km) from Edinburgh on the main railway line between the two cities. Croy has a population of about 1,390.

Croy railway station is the transport hub for the surrounding area and is one of the busiest stations in the Scottish Central Belt. The station has frequent services seven days a week to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling. The station has undergone significant expansion in recent years including extended platforms, increased car parking facilities, and a new station building & ticket office. The line has been electrified as part of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvement Programme.

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