Williamwood railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in East Renfrewshire, Scotland}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Williamwood
| native_name = {{langx|gd|Coille Uilleim}}{{sfn|Brailsford|2017|loc=Gaelic/English Station Index}}
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Williamwood Train station.JPG
| caption = Williamwood in 2007
| borough = Clarkston, East Renfrewshire
| country = Scotland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.7942|-4.2894|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NS564580|25|NS564580}}
| manager = ScotRail
| platforms = 2
| code = WLM
| zone = G4
| transit_authority = SPT
| original = London Midland and Scottish Railway
| postgroup = London Midland and Scottish Railway
| years = 9 July 1929
| events = Opened
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{nochange}} 0.273 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 27,528}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.109 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.163 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.197 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
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 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 {{Stnlnk|Neilston}} and a waiting room and a shelter on the opposite platform for passengers travelling towards {{Stnlnk|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.Butt, page 251
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 {{Brc|303}} "Blue Train" electric multiple units provided almost all trains services for many years thereafter. Until late 2019, services were primarily operated by ageing Class 314 EMUs, until a few months before their withdrawal.
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.
Services
Services are now operated mainly by 4 car Class 380/1 EMUs, with the 3 coach Class 318 EMUs and Class 320 EMUs working together to provide 6 coach services at peak times. Two trains an hour operate in each direction calling all stops from Glasgow Central to Neilston. Additionally, additional peak time services operate between Central and Neilston, calling only from Muirend through to the terminus.
References
= Notes =
= Sources =
- {{cite book |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 }}
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{Jowett-Atlas}}
{{rail start}}
{{rail line
|next = {{Stnlnk|Muirend}}
|previous = {{Stnlnk|Whitecraigs}}
|route = ScotRail
Cathcart Circle Lines
|col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Cathcart Circle Lines}} }}
{{s-end}}
{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail}}
Category:Railway stations in East Renfrewshire
Category:Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1929
Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail