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 ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
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.jpg) Cambuslang railway station, looking north towards Rutherglen and Glasgow Central in 2014. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°49′10″N 4°10′23″W / 55.8195°N 4.1731°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS639606 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CBL | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 June 1849 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.759 million | ||||
| Interchange | 47,155 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.769 million | ||||
| Interchange | 60,639 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.166 million | ||||
| Interchange | 7,650 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.443 million | ||||
| Interchange | 25,888 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.629 million | ||||
| Interchange | 31,582 | ||||
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History
editThe 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. 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,[3][4] 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
editThe platforms of Cambuslang are located in a cutting between North Avenue and Cambuslang Main Street. The station falls within the G72 postcode area;[5] the main entrance is from Cambuslang Main Street. There is also a secondary (non-wheelchair accessible) entrance from North Avenue.[6] 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. In 2022 a large Park and Ride facility had been opened on Bridge Street - about 2-3 minute walk across the Main Street
Operations
editPlatform 1 – Westbound
editWestbound 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.[7]
Platform 2 – Eastbound
editEastbound 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
edit1979 service patterns
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Current service patterns
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There are peak services to Shotts and onwards to Edinburgh that call here |
There are peak services from Shotts and Edinburgh that call here. |
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Uddingston | 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
editCambuslang 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. The footbridge is at street-level, and its metal sides rise to above average head-height, rendering the railway tracks invisible to anyone crossing. Access from the footbridge to platforms is via broad ramps. A ticket vending machine and new waiting shelters were recently installed on the westbound platform.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
- ^ Quail (1993)
- ^ Gordondinne.com > station pictures > Cambuslang > 1
- ^ Gordondinne.com > station pictures > Cambuslang > 2
- ^ ScotRail Station Facilities
- ^ Google Maps search for Cambuslang Main Street/North Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland
- ^ GB NRT May 2016, Tables 225 & 226
Sources
edit- Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Yonge, John (May 1987). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). British Rail Track Diagrams - Book 1: ScotRail (1st ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0948-6.
- Yonge, John (February 1993). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (2nd ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0995-8.
- Yonge, John (April 1996). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (3rd ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 1-8983-1919-7.
- Yonge, John (2007). Gerald Jacobs (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams - Book 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (Quail Track Plans) (fifth ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps (formerly Quail Map Co). ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6. OCLC 79435248.
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