Williamwood railway station

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General information
Other names	Template:Lang-gd
Location	East Renfrewshire
Coordinates	55.7942°N 4.2894°W / 55.7942; -4.2894
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WLM
Fare zone	G4
History
Original company	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 July 1929	Opened

Williamwood railway station is a railway station in the Williamwood area of the town of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and lies on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines. The line here forms the boundary which separates Clarkston and Giffnock.

Facilities

There is waiting room within the ticket office for passengers travelling towards Neilston and a waiting room and a shelter on the opposite platform for passengers travelling towards Glasgow Central. Additionally, there is a Metro newspaper dispenser. At present, there is no access for disabled people as both entrances have significant numbers of steps.

History

The station was originally opened by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on 9 July 1929 on the former Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

The station is currently fully operational, with a part-time booking office. It is an intermediate station on the Glasgow Central - Neilston line. The railway was electrified in the early 1960s and Class 303 "Blue Train" electric multiple units provided almost all trains services for many years thereafter. Services are now mainly operated by the soon-to-be-replaced Class 314 EMUs.

As a cost-saving measure, the three stations south of Williamwood (i.e. Neilston, Patterton and Whitecraigs) were considered for possible closure in 1983 by the Strathclyde PTE but were reprieved.

References

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• 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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Whitecraigs		Abellio ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines		Muirend