Airbles railway station

Coordinates: 55°46′56″N 3°59′40″W / 55.782331°N 3.994509°W / 55.782331; -3.994509
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Airbles
National Rail
General information
LocationMotherwell, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°46′56″N 3°59′40″W / 55.782331°N 3.994509°W / 55.782331; -3.994509
Grid referenceNS750561
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeAIR
Key dates
15 May 1989Station opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.114 million
2019/20Increase 0.119 million
2020/21Decrease 14,100
2021/22Increase 64,168
2022/23Increase 79,500
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Airbles railway station serves the Airbles area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is located around 12 mile (1 km) away from Fir Park stadium, home of Motherwell F.C.

History[edit]

The station was a new construction in 1989 by British Rail, on the Hamilton Circle.

The station missed out on services from the new Larkhall branch because the reopened line connects in a westerly direction as a result of the M74 now being in the location of the previous easterly junction.

Services[edit]

2016[edit]

The current service pattern, Mondays-Saturdays is:[1]

  • 2tph to Dalmuir via Hamilton Central and Glasgow Central Low Level
  • 2tph to Motherwell, with an hourly extension to Cumbernauld

The Sunday service is:

  • 2tph to Milngavie, via Hamilton and Glasgow Central Low Level
  • 2tph to Motherwell

2022 - Anderson Tunnel Closure[edit]

Due to engineering work in the Anderson tunnel between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre between the 13th of March till the 8th of May, the service frequency will be altered to:[2][3][4]

Monday - Saturday:

  • 1tph to Glasgow Central High Level via Hamilton, Newton and Mount Florida
  • 1tph to Motherwell with only peak time services extending to Cumbernauld

Sunday:

  • 1tph to Glasgow Central High Level via Hamilton, Newton and Mount Florida
  • 1tph to Motherwell

Trains that run to Cumbernauld on the weekdays and Saturdays will only be operated between Motherwell and Cumbernauld during the closure apart from the extra peak time service.

Replacement bus services will operate from Newton and call between stations from Newton to Partick.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Motherwell   ScotRail
Argyle Line
  Hamilton Central

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  2. ^ "£32m Argyle Line improvement works set to begin | ScotRail". www.scotrail.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ ScotRail Cathcart Timetable March 2022
  4. ^ ScotRail Lanarkshire Timetable March 2022

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