Wishaw railway station
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Wishaw railway station is a railway station
in Wishaw
, North Lanarkshire
, Scotland
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line just south of the single track link line which connects to the West Coast Main Line
at Shieldmuir
.
to Glasgow Central High Level, alternating between services via Holytown/Hamilton, and Bellshill.
running via Motherwell and Bellshill. The service was initially non-stop to Motherwell, however in 1987 a new intermediate station was opened at Shieldmuir.
An hourly Sunday service was introduced in 1997.
units and refurbished Class 318
units.
Since 2001, the following First ScotRail
service pattern has been in place -:
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
, North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line just south of the single track link line which connects to the West Coast Main Line
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is the busiest mixed-traffic railway route in Britain, being the country's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. Fast, long-distance inter-city passenger services are provided between London, the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the...
at Shieldmuir
Shieldmuir railway station
Shieldmuir railway station is a railway station in the Craigneuk suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lies on the West Coast Main Line, although it is not served by mainline services - local commuter services from the station are provided via the Argyle Line by First ScotRail on...
.
History
The station was previously known as Wishaw Central until the closure of the town's station on the WCML in 1965, which was known as Wishaw South.Historically
Up until the electrification of the West Coast Main Line through to Glasgow Central in 1974, Wishaw was served by a Monday to Saturday hourly diesel service from LanarkLanark railway station
Lanark railway station is in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by First ScotRail and is the southern terminus of the Argyle Line.The station is located on Bannatyne Street, Lanark...
to Glasgow Central High Level, alternating between services via Holytown/Hamilton, and Bellshill.
1974 to 1979
An hourly electric service was provided between Glasgow Central High Level, running non-stop to Motherwell, as Shieldmuir station did not open until 1987.1979 to 2001
From 1979 until 2001 an hourly electric service was provided Monday to Saturday between Lanark and MilngavieMilngavie railway station
Milngavie railway station serves the town of Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, near Glasgow in Scotland. The station is 14 km north west of Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line and north west of Glasgow Queen Street on the North Clyde Line....
running via Motherwell and Bellshill. The service was initially non-stop to Motherwell, however in 1987 a new intermediate station was opened at Shieldmuir.
An hourly Sunday service was introduced in 1997.
From 2001
The station is currently served by a mixture of Class 334British Rail Class 334
The British Rail Class 334 is a suburban electric multiple unit built by Alstom in Birmingham. They are part of the Juniper family of trains along with Classes 458 and 460. They were built for SPT/ScotRail outer suburban services in Glasgow, UK. They later became part of First ScotRail/SPT fleet...
units and refurbished Class 318
British Rail Class 318
The British Rail Class 318 is an electric multiple unit train, which operates exclusively in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport network in West Central Scotland. The units were introduced fully on 29 September 1986 as part of the electrification of the Ayrshire Coast Line between and...
units.
Since 2001, the following First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
service pattern has been in place -:
- Monday to Saturday
- Daytime
- 1tph - Lanark to Dalmuir, via Bellshill, Glasgow Central and Yoker
- 1tph - Lanark to Milngavie, via HamiltonHamilton Central railway stationHamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. It is situated in the town centre, adjacent to the Hamilton bus station, as well as the Regent Shopping Centre, Hamilton's main shopping location...
and Glasgow Central
- Daytime
-
- Evening
- 1tph - Lanark to Partick, via Bellshill and Glasgow Central
- 1tph - Lanark to MilngavieMilngavie railway stationMilngavie railway station serves the town of Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, near Glasgow in Scotland. The station is 14 km north west of Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line and north west of Glasgow Queen Street on the North Clyde Line....
, via Hamilton and Glasgow Central
- Evening
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-
- Saturdays Excepted, there are also several peak-hour limited stop services, towards Glasgow in the morning, and towards Lanark in the evening. The Glasgow bound limited stop services are well used, and normally full on departure from Wishaw.
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- Sunday
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- 1tph - Lanark to Milngavie, via Bellshill and Glasgow Central
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- Other services
- The station has some other sporadic passenger services such as two trains a day to CarstairsCarstairsThe name Carstairs refers to a pair of villages located some 4–5 miles east of the town of Lanark in the administrative region of South Lanarkshire in southern Scotland....
and two to North BerwickNorth Berwick railway stationNorth Berwick railway station is a railway station serving the seaside town of North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Edinburgh to North Berwick Line, 36 km east of .- History :...
via Edinburgh WaverleyEdinburgh Waverley railway stationEdinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
.
- The line is heavily used for freight services also, with several Freightliner container trains a day from the nearby CoatbridgeCoatbridgeCoatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
terminal to destinations in the south of England such as FelixstoweFelixstoweFelixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK...
and SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
. It is also used by services to the MossendMossendMossend is a town on the A775, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the east of its larger sister town, Bellshill, and near to the Strathclyde Country Park....
freight terminal as well as those travelling from the West Coast Main Line to the HighlandsScottish HighlandsThe Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
.
- The line through Wishaw station is heavily used during engineering work on the adjacent West Coast Main Line (less than 1 km to the west of the station) which brings a wide variety of rolling stock to the line.