Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), and is served also by Argyle Line trains of the Glasgow suburban railway network. It is the penultimate stop on the northbound WCML before Glasgow. There are four platforms of various length in use at Motherwell. The station is located next to the town's main shopping arcade, Motherwell Shopping Centre.
Motherwell looking from the south, with stabling sidings in the foreground. Platform 4 is closest to the camera. The bridge in the foreground has recently been replaced with a DDA compliant one.
The first station in Motherwell was opened by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway on 8 May 1843 and was located at Orbiston.[2] As Orbiston station was quite some distance from the rapidly expanding Motherwell town centre, the decision was taken by the Caledonian Railway to build a station at 'Lesmahagow Junction', the point where the Motherwell Deviation branch of the Caledonian Railway Main Line met the lines to Mossend, Hamilton and Lesmahagow.[3] That Motherwell station was opened on 31 July 1885 on a site conveniently in the heart of the town which replaced the original station.
The current station was built by British Rail during the 1970s (on the same site) to coincide with the completion of electrification of the West Coast Main Line from Carlisle to Glasgow which was completed in 1974. It has four through platforms, crossed by two overbridges with the main buildings being above the level of the line between Platforms 2 and 3. At platform level between Platforms 2 and 3 there is also an ScotRail traincrew depot, staff car park and an office of the British Transport Police. These are accessible via a gated rampway leading to street level.
Beyond Platform 4 are some electrified sidings used for the stabling of trains overnight. Diagrams are nominally worked so that these units will only stay at Motherwell for one night before returning to their allocated depot.
Local services departing to and from the station are provided by ScotRail and the majority of northbound services serve Glasgow Central (either terminating at the High Level station or passing through the Low Level station en route to Dalmuir or Milngavie), whilst southbound Argyle Line services terminate at Lanark or Carstairs. There is one train per hour to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. ScotRail also provide limited services (up to two per day) to North Berwick and Ayr.
TransPennine Express provides a 2 hourly service to both Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport. On weekends there is a limited service to Liverpool Lime Street (one every Saturday, two every Sunday).
Avanti West Coast provide 6 trains per day northbound to Glasgow Central (1 of which is set down only) and 9 trains per day southbound, 8 of these go to London Euston while the last one terminates at Crewe.
London North Eastern provide 1 train per day to Motherwell between Glasgow Central and London King's Cross.[4]
Motherwell is unusual in that Glasgow Central can be reached via trains from three different platforms going in two different directions. Glasgow is generally north-west of Motherwell, but trains can depart via the West Coast Main Line in the Motherwell deviation going north, or by the Hamilton Circle going south. The same can also be said for services to Lanark, which is south-east of Motherwell. Trains can depart towards Lanark going south via Shieldmuir, or initially north via Holytown (though this route is not normally used for timetabled trains since the December 2014 timetable alterations were implemented).
During times of disruption such as the closure of the West Coast Main Line between Uddingston and Law Junction for engineering works, Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry services can be diverted along the Hamilton Circle and Wishaw Deviation (and sometimes the line to Edinburgh via Shotts) and will use Platforms 3 and 4. Trains provided by London North Eastern Railway will generally be suspended in this event as their drivers do not have the required route knowledge. In general, a replacement bus service will operate from Motherwell, and passengers from Glasgow are advised to travel to Edinburgh via Glasgow Queen Street.
Platform 1 is used for all southbound InterCity services as well as local services to Carstairs and Edinburgh. Services to Lanark use this platform every half hour. Lanark departures from this platform travel via Shieldmuir.
Platform 2 is used for all northbound InterCity services to Glasgow Central as well as local northbound services to Glasgow Central from Edinburgh and Carstairs. Services from Lanark to Glasgow Central via Bellshill also use this platform.
Platform 3 is used by services to Glasgow Central via Hamilton. Services on the Hamilton Circle line to Glasgow which have arrived via Whifflet also use this platform. One train a day from Edinburgh via Shotts terminates here. In addition on Sundays, trains from Motherwell to Glasgow Central via Bellshill use this platform.
Platform 4 is used by all services on the Hamilton Circle to Glasgow which have arrived via Hamilton, as well as those terminating here to return via Hamilton. Also trains to Cumbernauld use this platform hourly.
References
^Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN978-0-9549866-9-8.
^"Motherwell Train Station | Stations & Destinations | CrossCountry". CrossCountry Trains. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^Ewan, Crawford. "Motherwell - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Motherwell railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in North Lanarkshire Scotland It lies on the West Coast Main Line WCML and is served also by Argyle Line trains of the Glasgow suburban railway network It is the penultimate stop on the northbound WCML before Glasgow There are four platforms of various length in use at Motherwell The station is located next to the town s main shopping arcade Motherwell Shopping Centre MotherwellScottish Gaelic Tobar na Mathar 1 Motherwell railway station at Platforms 1 and 2 Trains running on the West Coast Main Line stop here General informationLocationMotherwell North LanarkshireScotlandCoordinates55 47 30 N 3 59 39 W 55 791570 N 3 994208 W 55 791570 3 994208 Coordinates 55 47 30 N 3 59 39 W 55 791570 N 3 994208 W 55 791570 3 994208Grid referenceNS750571Owned byNetwork RailManaged byScotRailTransit authorityStrathclyde Partnership for TransportPlatforms4Other informationStation codeMTHPassengers2017 181 419 million2018 191 387 million2019 201 343 million Interchange 0 161 million2020 210 174 million Interchange 17 2632021 220 546 million Interchange 67 344LocationNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadMotherwell looking from the south with stabling sidings in the foreground Platform 4 is closest to the camera The bridge in the foreground has recently been replaced with a DDA compliant one View northward towards Glasgow Central in 1966 Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Platforms 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The first station in Motherwell was opened by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway on 8 May 1843 and was located at Orbiston 2 As Orbiston station was quite some distance from the rapidly expanding Motherwell town centre the decision was taken by the Caledonian Railway to build a station at Lesmahagow Junction the point where the Motherwell Deviation branch of the Caledonian Railway Main Line met the lines to Mossend Hamilton and Lesmahagow 3 That Motherwell station was opened on 31 July 1885 on a site conveniently in the heart of the town which replaced the original station The current station was built by British Rail during the 1970s on the same site to coincide with the completion of electrification of the West Coast Main Line from Carlisle to Glasgow which was completed in 1974 It has four through platforms crossed by two overbridges with the main buildings being above the level of the line between Platforms 2 and 3 At platform level between Platforms 2 and 3 there is also an ScotRail traincrew depot staff car park and an office of the British Transport Police These are accessible via a gated rampway leading to street level Beyond Platform 4 are some electrified sidings used for the stabling of trains overnight Diagrams are nominally worked so that these units will only stay at Motherwell for one night before returning to their allocated depot Services EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Local services departing to and from the station are provided by ScotRail and the majority of northbound services serve Glasgow Central either terminating at the High Level station or passing through the Low Level station en route to Dalmuir or Milngavie whilst southbound Argyle Line services terminate at Lanark or Carstairs There is one train per hour to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts ScotRail also provide limited services up to two per day to North Berwick and Ayr TransPennine Express provides a 2 hourly service to both Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport On weekends there is a limited service to Liverpool Lime Street one every Saturday two every Sunday Avanti West Coast provide 6 trains per day northbound to Glasgow Central 1 of which is set down only and 9 trains per day southbound 8 of these go to London Euston while the last one terminates at Crewe London North Eastern provide 1 train per day to Motherwell between Glasgow Central and London King s Cross 4 CrossCountry call roughly every two hours to Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley with most eastbound services extending to Birmingham New Street Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth via Newcastle and Sheffield 5 A limited number run beyond Plymouth through to Penzance Motherwell is unusual in that Glasgow Central can be reached via trains from three different platforms going in two different directions Glasgow is generally north west of Motherwell but trains can depart via the West Coast Main Line in the Motherwell deviation going north or by the Hamilton Circle going south The same can also be said for services to Lanark which is south east of Motherwell Trains can depart towards Lanark going south via Shieldmuir or initially north via Holytown though this route is not normally used for timetabled trains since the December 2014 timetable alterations were implemented During times of disruption such as the closure of the West Coast Main Line between Uddingston and Law Junction for engineering works Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry services can be diverted along the Hamilton Circle and Wishaw Deviation and sometimes the line to Edinburgh via Shotts and will use Platforms 3 and 4 Trains provided by London North Eastern Railway will generally be suspended in this event as their drivers do not have the required route knowledge In general a replacement bus service will operate from Motherwell and passengers from Glasgow are advised to travel to Edinburgh via Glasgow Queen Street Preceding station National Rail Following stationLockerbie or Carlisle Avanti West CoastWest Coast Main Line Glasgow CentralHaymarket CrossCountryCross Country Network Glasgow CentralHaymarket London North Eastern RailwayEast Coast Main Line Glasgow CentralLockerbie TransPennine ExpressManchester Lancaster Glasgow Glasgow CentralCarstairs orLockerbie TransPennine ExpressPreston Glasgow Glasgow CentralWhifflet orBellshill orUddingston ScotRailArgyle Line Airbles orShieldmuirTerminus ScotRailMotherwell to Cumbernauld Line WhiffletWishaw ScotRailNorth Berwick Line Glasgow CentralCarstairs Caledonian SleeperLowland Caledonian Sleeper Glasgow Central Historical railways FerniegairLine and station open except section betweenFerniegair and Ross Junction Coalburn BranchCaledonian Railway TerminusHamilton CentralLine and station open Hamilton Branch Caledonian Railway TerminusTerminus Clydesdale Junction Railway UddingstonLine and station openFlemington Cal Line open station closed Wishaw and Coltness RailwayCR Main Line MossendLine open station closedPlatforms EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Platform 1 is used for all southbound InterCity services as well as local services to Carstairs and Edinburgh Services to Lanark use this platform every half hour Lanark departures from this platform travel via Shieldmuir Platform 2 is used for all northbound InterCity services to Glasgow Central as well as local northbound services to Glasgow Central from Edinburgh and Carstairs Services from Lanark to Glasgow Central via Bellshill also use this platform Platform 3 is used by services to Glasgow Central via Hamilton Services on the Hamilton Circle line to Glasgow which have arrived via Whifflet also use this platform One train a day from Edinburgh via Shotts terminates here In addition on Sundays trains from Motherwell to Glasgow Central via Bellshill use this platform Platform 4 is used by all services on the Hamilton Circle to Glasgow which have arrived via Hamilton as well as those terminating here to return via Hamilton Also trains to Cumbernauld use this platform hourly References Edit Brailsford Martyn ed December 2017 1987 Gaelic English Station Index Railway Track Diagrams 1 Scotland amp Isle of Man 6th ed Frome Trackmaps ISBN 978 0 9549866 9 8 Motherwell Train Station Stations amp Destinations CrossCountry CrossCountry Trains Retrieved 9 February 2023 Ewan Crawford Motherwell RAILSCOT www railscot co uk Retrieved 9 February 2023 GB NRT Tables 26 amp 65 GB NRT Table 51External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Motherwell railway station Train times and station information for Motherwell railway station from National Rail 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