Hairmyres railway station

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Hairmyres
Location	East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°45′43″N 4°13′14″W / 55.7619°N 4.2205°W / 55.7619; -4.2205Coordinates: 55°45′43″N 4°13′14″W / 55.7619°N 4.2205°W / 55.7619; -4.2205
Grid reference	NS608542
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	HMY
History
Opened	1 September 1868
Passengers
2016/17	0.641 million
2017/18	0.648 million
2018/19	0.673 million
2019/20	0.656 million
2020/21	97,650
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hairmyres railway station is a railway station in the Hairmyres area of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Glasgow Central towards East Kilbride.

The line is single here with a passing loop approximately 398 metres (435 yd) east of Hairmyres Station, which extends for approximately 584 metres (639 yd) to Kirktonholme Road East Kilbride. It is crossed mid-loop by the A726 Queensway overbridge. Although the line was always single between Busby and East Kilbride, sidings existed to serve the former Radio Times factory in the College Milton Industrial Estate adjacent to the station. These were closed and lifted in the late 1960s. The Hairmyres Hospital and Department for International Development's office are located nearby.

Up until the mid-1990s the area around the station was semi rural, but several new housing schemes have been built up in the area over the last decade or so giving far increased patronage to the station.

Facilities[]

The station is open 24 hours a day (although trains only run through it for around 18 hours a day). The station is unstaffed, but there is a ticket machine in the station's heated and seated modern waiting shelter. There are 86 parking spaces and 4 cycle lockers also available.^[1] The station is served by a small newsagents.

Services[]

The station has a daily half-hourly service, served exclusively by British Rail Class 156 DMU's, in each direction northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to East Kilbride. The first train going to Glasgow Central is at 06:21 on weekdays, with the last train from East Kilbride to Glasgow at 23:59. Going from Glasgow to East Kilbride, the first and last trains are at 06:41 and 00:47 respectively.^[2]

Future[]

There are plans to relocate the station 600 metres (660 yd) west. Work is expected to begin in 2024.^[3]

References[]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
East Kilbride		Abellio ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line		Thorntonhall