Cambuslang railway station

Cambuslang
Location
Place	Cambuslang
Local authority	South Lanarkshire
Coordinates	55°49′12″N 4°10′23″W / 55.820°N 4.173°W / 55.820; -4.173Coordinates: 55°49′12″N 4°10′23″W / 55.820°N 4.173°W / 55.820; -4.173
Operations
Station code	CBL
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *	0.419 million
2004/05 *	0.482 million
2005/06 *	0.557 million
2006/07 *	0.579 million
2007/08 *	0.605 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 June 1849	Station opened
6 May 1974	Electrified services commenced
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cambuslang from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Cambuslang railway station is a side platformed suburban railway station serving the town of Cambuslang, in the Greater Glasgow area and the local authority of South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

It is 8 km (5 miles)^[1] south east of Glasgow Central when travelling on the Polmadie line. The station is located on the Argyle Line which travels from Glasgow Central low level. Passenger services are provided by First ScotRail on behalf of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). East Coast and Virgin Trains services also pass through this station on the West and East Coast Mainline. As of December 2009, services on the Shotts Line no longer call at this station.

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.^[2] In 1974, the West Coast Main Line electrification was completed 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 main 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;^[5] the main entrance is from Cambuslang main street. There is also a secondary (non-wheelchair accessible) entrance from North Avenue^[6] 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 McKindless services to Buchanan Bus Station and to Rutherglen Main Street.

Operations

Platform 1 - Westbound

Westbound services travel towards Glasgow Central from the easterly locations. 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, electric services proceeded through the Low Level platforms, to the North Clyde Line, terminating at Milgavie, Dalmuir (via Yoker or Singer). When the Argyle Line first opened in 1979, trains also terminated at Dumbarton Central.

Platform 2 - Eastbound

Eastbound services travel away from Glasgow Central from westerly locations. Trains for the Shotts Line proceed through to Edinburgh Waverley, at times Peak hour trains have terminated at Shotts. Electric trains either travel round the Hamilton Circle in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction, Lanark (express; via Hamilton and Holytown; and via Shieldmuir), Coatbridge Central, and Larkhall.

Service patterns

1979 service patterns

2009/10 service patterns

Rolling stock

The rolling stock in use at Cambuslang is mostly BR Class 334 "Juniper" trains, with some BR Class 318 trains in use. Both the 334 and 318 consist of 3-car trains. At peak (or rush) hour, two trains are joined together to form 6-cars in order to hold the increased passenger numbers.

The platform is capable of handling up to 6 carriages; all trains stop at the top of the platform, in line with the "3/6 car stop" marker.

Station facilities

Cambuslang is completely covered by state-of-the-art CCTV provided by SPT 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

Sources

• Butt, R.V.J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• Yonge, John (May 1987). Gerald Jacobs. ed. British Rail Track Diagams - Book 1: ScotRail (1st edition ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0948-6. 
• Yonge, John (February 1993). Gerald Jacobs. ed. Railway Track Diagams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (2nd edition ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-9006-0995-8. 
• Yonge, John (April 1996). Gerald Jacobs. ed. Railway Track Diagams - Book 1: Scotland and the Isle of Man (3rd edition ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Company. ISBN 1-8983-1919-7. 
• Yonge, John (2007). Gerald Jacobs. ed. Railway Track Diagams - Book 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (Quail Track Plans) (fifth edition ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps (formerly Quail Map Co). ISBN 978-0-9549866-3-6. OCLC 79435248. http://www.trackmaps.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 

• First ScotRail: Official Website
• SPT: Official Website