Cleland railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cleland, near Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built on the Cleland and Midcalder Line it was originally named 'Omoa', after the nearby ironworks, until Cleland (Old) on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway closed in 1930.
Cleland | |
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General information | |
Location | Cleland, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.8044°N 3.9107°W / 55.8044; -3.9107 |
Grid reference | NS803584 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | CEA |
History | |
Original company | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS |
Key dates | |
9 July 1869[1] | Opened as Bellside |
1 October 1879[1] | Renamed Omoa |
1 October 1941[2] | Renamed Cleland |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 89,850 |
2017/18 | 87,614 |
2018/19 | 78,068 |
2019/20 | 72,140 |
2020/21 | 13,254 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
It is located on the Shotts Line, 15+3⁄4 miles (25.3 km) east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV. It is managed by ScotRail.
In 2019 the footbridge was replaced and lifts installed, allowing step-free access to both platforms.[3]
It is currently served (Monday to Saturday) by one ScotRail service each hour between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley, plus one return service each day to/from Motherwell. On Sundays, there was normally no service prior to the December 2012 timetable change. However, in the four weeks leading up to Christmas an hourly service to Glasgow Central from Shotts via Whifflet is laid on for shoppers.[4]
Cleland was not included in the timetable for the express passenger service along this line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.[5]
However, from 9 December 2012 a new two-hourly Sunday service began operating between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley in both directions.[6]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hartwood | ScotRail Shotts Line |
Carfin | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Hartwood | Caledonian Railway Cleland and Midcalder Line |
Carfin |
The staple passenger traction on this line is the Class 156 and Class 158, though Class 170 have been used in times of vehicle breakdown and shortages as well as for driver training.
Engineering works on other routes between Glasgow and Edinburgh may result in other diesel hauled passenger traction being seen, but these almost never call at this station.
Regular containerload and wagonload freight traffic also traverses the line regularly.[citation needed]
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