Busby railway station
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History
The station was opened by the Busby Railway on 1 January 1866.[1] Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The 1914 edition of the Ordnance Survey map shows that there was once a goods yard immediately south-east of the present station. There was also a goods line (identified as a 'mineral railway') that branched southwards off the main line immediately south of Busby Station. It passed through the area now occupied by housing on Westerton Avenue and then swung south-westwards through what is currently woodland and a walkway. The line then terminated in a goods yard, which was located in the modern-day Field Road Industrial Estate.
There was also a station building on the down (Glasgow bound) line, but it was destroyed by fire in 1965.
The line reduces from double to single track just to the east of the station, remaining single all the way to the terminus except for a passing loop near Hairmyres. Signalling control is now handled by the West of Scotland SCC at Cowlairs, which replaced the former Glasgow Central signalling centre in 2008.
The railway line was closed for electrification for 4 months in 2025. As part of the works, a new much larger footbridge was installed at Busby, alongside the replacement of the bridge deck over the A727.
Services
The station has a daily (including Sundays) half-hourly service in each direction; to Glasgow Central and to East Kilbride.[2] A few extra trains operate at weekday peak times.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Thorntonhall | Script error: No such module "If empty".<div style="height:8px; background-color:#Script error: No such module "If empty".; color:inherit; border:none; margin:0 -5px -2px;"> | Clarkston | ||
| Hairmyres | ||||
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| Thorntonhall Line and station open |
Caledonian Railway Busby Railway |
Clarkston Line and station open | ||
Gallery
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Busby Station in 1970
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A terminating train from Glasgow Central leaves Platform 2
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Looking northwards towards Glasgow Central
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Looking southwards towards East Kilbride
References
Notes
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Sources
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- RAILSCOT on Busby Railway
- RAILSCOT on East Kilbride Line (Caledonian Railway)
External links
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- Railway stations in East Renfrewshire
- SPT railway stations
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
- 1866 establishments in Scotland
- Clarkston, East Renfrewshire