Rutherglen railway station

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Rutherglen
Location
Place	Rutherglen
Local authority	South Lanarkshire
Operations
Station code	RUT
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2002/03 *	308,164
2004/05 *	422,752
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	SPT
History
1 June 1849	Original station opened
31 March 1879	Original station closed; New station opened
5 October 1964	West Coast Main Line platform closed
5 November 1979	Opening of the Argyle Line platform
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 Rutherglen from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Rutherglen is a railway station in the town centre of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lying on the Argyle railway line. The station is served by a single island platform, connected to the street by a footbridge. The closed island platform which lies on the West Coast Main Line, that was previously in use before the Argyle line was re-opened is still visible, although it is no longer accessible to the public.

Contents 1 History 2 1979 station 2.1 Refurbishment 3 Argyle Line route through the station 4 External links 5 References 5.1 Notes 5.2 Sources

[edit] History

The original Rutherglen station was opened on the Caledonian Railway's Main Line to Glasgow on 1 June 1849.^[1] This station was replaced on 31 March 1879 by a new station located some 765 m west of the original station.^[1]

Services on the Glasgow Central Railway commenced on 1 November 1895. Glasgow Central Railway services were withdrawn as part of the Beeching Axe on 5 October 1964.

On 6 May 1974 the WCML was opened to electrified services which included Hamilton Circle services through the slow line island platform. This island platform was closed to passengers when the new island island platform opened for Argyle Line services using the reopened Glasgow Central Railway formation on 5 November 1979.

[edit] 1979 station

Access to the present platform is by a large (covered) footbridge from the Main Street, over the high level railway (where the old platform was located) to stairs down to the island platform and ticket office. However, these stairs pose a problem to parents with prams and infirm persons who struggle with the steep gradient the steps are placed at. Although there is a level crossing at the opposite end, its use is only permitted for staff accessing the nearby First Engineering Training Centre.

[edit] Refurbishment

There are, however, plans to install both lifts and escalators at the station in the near future as part of the Scottish Executive's £4 million annual commitment to improving disabled access across Scotland's railway stations.

[edit] Argyle Line route through the station

The line runs from Dalmarnock direction (the north) through Rutherglen to connect with the West Coast Main Line and either diverges to the Whifflet route, or continues on the WCML towards Cambuslang before continuing to the southern ends of the Argyle Line (Hamilton Circle, Coatbridge Central, Lanark, Larkhall or Carstairs).

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Rutherglen railway station from National Rail

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

[edit] 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, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cambuslang		First ScotRail Argyle Line		Dalmarnock
Historical Railways
End of Line		Caledonian Railway Glasgow Central Railway		Dalmarnock Line and station open
Cambuslang Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Clydesdale Junction Railway		End of Line
End of Line		Caledonian Railway Polloc and Govan Railway and others		Glasgow Central (High Level) Line and station open