Wishaw railway station

Infobox GB station
name = Wishaw
other_name =


caption =
code = WSH
manager = First ScotRail
locale = Wishaw
borough = North Lanarkshire
platforms = 2
latitude = 55.77213
longitude = -3.92644
lowusage0203 = 129,426
lowusage0405 = 189,434
original = Caledonian Railway
postgroup = LMS
years = 1 June 1880
events = Opened as Wishaw CentralButt (1995), page 252]
years1 = 14 June 1965
events1 = Renamed as Wishaw|

Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line just south of the single track link line which connects to the West Coast Main Line at Shieldmuir.

History

The station was previously known as Wishaw Central until the closure of the town's station on the WCML in 1965, which was known as Wishaw South.

ervices

Historically

Up until the electrification of the West Coast Main Line through to Glasgow Central in 1974, Wishaw was served by a Monday to Saturday hourly diesel service from Lanark to Glasgow Central High Level, alternating between services via Holytown/Hamilton, and Bellshill.

1974 to 1979

An hourly electric service was provided between Glasgow Central High Level, running non-stop to Motherwell.

1979 to 2001

From 1979 until 2001 an hourly electric service was provided Monday to Saturday between Lanark and Milngavie via the Argyle Line running non stop between Motherwell and Argyle Street.

A Sunday service was introduced in 1997.

From 2001

The station is currently served by a mixture of Class 334 units and refurbished Class 318 units.

Since 2001, the following First ScotRail service pattern has been in place -:

:Monday to Saturday::"Daytime"::* 1tph - Lanark to Dalmuir, via Bellshill, Glasgow Central and Yoker::* 1tph - Lanark to Dalmuir, via Hamilton, Glasgow Central and Singer

::"Evening"::* 1tph - Lanark to Dalmuir, via Bellshill, Glasgow Central and Yoker::* 1tph - Lanark to Milngavie, via Hamilton and Glasgow Central

:Sunday::* 1tph - Lanark to Milngavie, via Bellshill and Glasgow Central

:Other services:The station has some other sporadic passenger services such as two trains a day to Carstairs and two to North Berwick via Edinburgh Waverley.

:The line is heavily used for freight services also, with several Freightliner container trains a day from the nearby Coatbridge terminal to destinations in the south of England such as Felixstowe and Southampton. It is also used by services to the Mossend freight terminal as well as those travelling from the West Coast Main Line to the Highlands.

:The line through Wishaw station is heavily used during engineering work on the adjacent West Coast Main Line (less than 1 km to the west of the station) which brings a wide variety of rolling stock to the line.

rail line one to two
previous = Carluke
next1 = Holytown
route1 = First ScotRail

Argyle Line
next2 = Shieldmuir
route2 = First ScotRail

Argyle Line
col = FF80C0rail line
previous = Carluke
next = Motherwell
route = First ScotRail

North Berwick Line
col = FF80C0rail line
previous = Overton
"Line open; Station closed"
next = Holytown
"Line and Station open"
route = Caledonian Railway

Wishaw Deviation Line
col = Caledonian colour
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References

Notes

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* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Wishaw_Deviation_Line/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Wishaw Deviation Line]