Shotts railway station
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  | |
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.jpg) Shotts in 2019, following electrification | |
| Location | |
| Place | Shotts |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55.8186°N 3.7989°W |
| Grid reference | NS874598 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SHS |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 |  |
| 2015/16 | |
| 2016/17 |  |
| 2017/18 | |
| 2018/19 | |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| 9 July 1869[1] | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shotts from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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 | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauldhouse | Abellio ScotRail Shotts Line |
Hartwood | ||
References
- Butt 1995, p. 211.
- Table 224 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- 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.