Cambuslang railway station

Cambuslang railway station is a railway station which serves the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is 5 miles (8 km)[2] south east of Glasgow Central, and is regularly served by trains on the Argyle Line to and from Glasgow Central (both Low & High Level). Passenger services are provided by Abellio ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).

Cambuslang

Scottish Gaelic: Camas Lang[1]
Cambuslang railway station, looking north towards Rutherglen and Glasgow Central
LocationCambuslang, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55.8195°N 4.1731°W / 55.8195; -4.1731
Grid referenceNS639606
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCBL
Key dates
1 June 1849Station opened
Passengers
2015/16 0.774 million
 Interchange  0.104 million
2016/17 0.807 million
 Interchange  58,473
2017/18 0.851 million
 Interchange  54,201
2018/19 0.759 million
 Interchange  47,155
2019/20 0.769 million
 Interchange  60,639
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was planned as part of the Clydesdale Junction Railway, opening on 1 June 1849 between Motherwell and Rutherglen along what had become part of the Caledonian Railway.[3] In 1974, the West Coast Main Line electrification was completed by British Rail with local services through the station on the Hamilton Circle and Lanark routes converted to electric trains operated using BR Class 303 and 311 "Blue Trains".

The station originally had two large station buildings on each platform,[4][5] leading directly up to the Main Street; these were later demolished, and one building has been built on the street containing the ticket office and timetable posters.

Geography

The platforms of Cambuslang are located in a cutting between North Avenue and Cambuslang Main Street. The station falls within the G72 postcode area;[6] the main entrance is from Cambuslang Main Street. There is also a secondary (non-wheelchair accessible) entrance from North Avenue[7] where the majority of Park and Ride passengers leave their vehicles. The station is approximately 5 minutes' walk from the nearby Morrisons supermarket. There is an SPT bus stance outside the station, served by First Bus and Henderson Travel services to Buchanan Bus Station and to Parkhead Forge.

Operations

Platform 1 – Westbound

Westbound services travel towards Glasgow Central. Shotts Line services terminate at the High Level platforms, as did the Hamilton Circle services prior to the opening of the Argyle Line in November 1979. From November 1979, British Rail electric services proceeded through the Low Level platforms, to the North Clyde Line, terminating at Milngavie, Dalmuir (via Yoker or Singer). When the Argyle Line first opened in 1979, trains also terminated at Dumbarton Central.

A further recast of the timetable in December 2014 means that services from Lanark now run to High Level and passengers from this direction wishing to reach Argyle Line destinations must change trains here. Services on the Argyle Line now run to Dalmuir via Yoker and to Milngavie.[8]

Platform 2 – Eastbound

Eastbound services travel from Glasgow Central. Trains on the Shotts Line proceed through to Edinburgh Waverley, but only call during the peaks and late evenings. Electric trains travel round the Hamilton Circle in an anti-clockwise direction to Motherwell/Cumbernauld or Larkhall and to Lanark (express; via Bellshill and Shieldmuir).

Services

1979 service patterns

Current service patterns
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Newton   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line via Blantyre
   Rutherglen
Uddingston   Abellio ScotRail
Argyle Line via Bellshill
   Glasgow Central
Uddingston   Abellio ScotRail
Shotts Line (limited service)
   Glasgow Central
  Historical railways  
Newton
Line and station open		   Caledonian Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
   Rutherglen
Line and station open

Station facilities

Cambuslang is covered by CCTV and is completely accessible by wheelchair from the Main Street entrance. Timetables are posted on the footbridge and staff are on hand to assist passengers; real-time service information is provided by passenger information screens on the platforms. A ticket vending machine and new waiting shelters were recently installed on the westbound platform.

References

Notes
  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. Quail (1993)
  3. RAILSCOT on Clydesdale Junction Railway
  4. Gordondinne.com > station pictures > Cambuslang > 1
  5. Gordondinne.com > station pictures > Cambuslang > 2
  6. ScotRail Station Facilities
  7. Google Maps search for Cambuslang Main Street/North Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland
  8. GB NRT May 2016, Tables 225 & 226

Sources
  • Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
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