Uddingston railway station

For other uses, see Uddingston East railway station and Uddingston West railway station.

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General information
Location	South Lanarkshire
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	UDD
History
Original company	Clydesdale Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 June 1849	Opened as Uddingston
3 March 1952	Renamed as Uddingston Central
1962?	Renamed as Uddingston

Uddingston railway station serves the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is located on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line. Passenger services are provided by ScotRail.

History

The station was opened as Uddingston by the Clydesdale Junction Railway on 1 June 1849. Following nationalisation of the UK railway network in 1948, the station was renamed Uddingston Central to avoid confusion with the nearby Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway station also of the same name, renamed Uddingston East the following year, only to close in 1955. At some time prior to, or during, electrification of the Cathcart Circle Lines and the Clydesdale Junction Railway from Newton to Motherwell the station name reverted to Uddingston.

Overview

The main entrance is located on Station Road. Passengers travel through the Ticket Office and the "Coffee Stop" to Platform 1 (Glasgow-bound trains). Platform 2 (Motherwell/Edinburgh-bound trains) and the car park are accessible by a footbridge over the double line.

Refurbishments

The station has received major investment in recent years funded by First ScotRail, SPT and South Lanarkshire Council. Improvements include:

• £610,000 investment in more than doubling the amount of parking spaces and improving pedestrian access
• installation of an automatic ticket vending machine and renewal of ticketing system within booking office
• the opening of the "Coffee Stop"
• addition of hanging baskets and floral beds through working with the local community
• new station seating both on platforms and within the waiting room
• installation of state-of-the-art flat-screen Passenger Information System displays for both platforms and waiting area
• addition of fully accessible public toilets on Platform 1
• addition of public telephone on Platform 1
• refurbishment of the waiting room on Platform 1 to meet accessibility requirements including automatic doors and accessible ticket counter

Services

East and West Coast Main Line trains pass through the station to/from Glasgow Central however do not stop.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bellshill	style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:0px none; border-bottom:0px none;" |	First ScotRail Shotts Line	style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:0px none; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Glasgow Central or Cambuslang
	style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:0px none; border-bottom:0px none;" |	First ScotRail Argyle Line	style="background:#Template:First ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:0px none; border-bottom:0px none;" |
	Historical railways
Motherwell Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Clydesdale Junction Railway		Newton Line and station open
Bellshill Line and station open		Caledonian Railway Cleland and Midcalder Line		Terminus

References

Sources

• 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.
• RAILSCOT on Clydesdale Junction Railway
• RAILSCOT on Cleland and Midcalder Line