Shotts railway station

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Shotts
National Rail
Shotts railway station, Lanarkshire (geograph 6176338).jpg
Shotts in 2019, following electrification
LocationShotts, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°49′07″N 3°47′56″W / 55.8186°N 3.7989°W / 55.8186; -3.7989Coordinates: 55°49′07″N 3°47′56″W / 55.8186°N 3.7989°W / 55.8186; -3.7989
Grid referenceNS874598
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSHS
Key dates
9 July 1869[1]Opened
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.200 million
2017/18Decrease 0.182 million
2018/19Decrease 0.172 million
2019/20Increase 0.179 million
2020/21Decrease 25,126
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shotts railway station is a railway station serving Shotts in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, 20½ miles (33 km) east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh Waverley. It was opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1869 as one of the principal stations on their Cleland and Midcalder Line.

Shotts station is the last stop in the SPT area boundary before the train enters West Lothian. There is a large car park in part of the former goods yard.

Services[]

Monday to Saturdays, there is generally a twice-hourly service westbound to Glasgow Central (normally 15 minutes past and half past the hour) and eastbound to Edinburgh Waverley (normally half past and 55 minutes past the hour). One of these is a semi-fast service serving Bellshill, Livingston South, West Calder and Haymarket only, whilst the other stops at all intermediate stations except Cambuslang (limited service) and Breich (which has only one call each way per weekday).[2]

Since 9 December 2012 there has been a new two-hourly Sunday service between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley.[3]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Fauldhouse   Abellio ScotRail
Shotts Line
   Hartwood

References[]

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 211.
  2. ^ Table 224 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  3. ^ GB National Rail Timetable 2013, Table 225 (Network Rail)

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.

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