Hamilton West railway station

Hamilton West
A Class 334 and 318 meet at Hamilton West railway station in early 2009
Location
Place	Hamilton
Local authority	South Lanarkshire
Coordinates	55°46′46″N 4°03′20″W / 55.7794°N 4.0555°WCoordinates: 55°46′46″N 4°03′20″W / 55.7794°N 4.0555°W
Grid reference	NS712558
Operations
Station code	HNW
Managed by	Abellio ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.493 million
2005/06	0.594 million
2006/07	0.575 million
2007/08	0.618 million
2008/09	0.739 million
2009/10	0.757 million
2010/11	0.799 million
2011/12	0.845 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1849
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hamilton West from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hamilton West railway station serves the Hamilton West area of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line.

It is situated near the headquarters of South Lanarkshire Council; the Hamilton campus of the University of the West of Scotland; Hamilton Sheriff Court; and the Hamilton Racecourse. It is situated next to New Douglas Park, home to Hamilton Academical Football Club.

The station is operated by Abellio ScotRail who also provide all passenger services.

History

The station was once part of the Caledonian Railway and later, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. It was originally opened by the Caledonian in September 1849, as the terminus of their branch line from Newton and was originally known simply as Hamilton.^[1] The branch was then extended to Motherwell and also to Ferniegair (to join existing routes southwards to Strathaven & Coalburn) in December 1876 - a new Hamilton Central station serving the town was opened on this route at the same time, with the former terminus renamed Hamilton West and rebuilt for through traffic.

Services south of Haughhead Junction to Larkhall & Coalburn ended in October 1965 due to the Beeching Axe, but the line as far as Larkhall was reopened in 2005. The Hamilton Circle line was electrified by British Rail in 1974, as part of the wider scheme to electrify the northern end of the West Coast Main Line.

Services

Four trains per hour call at the station in each direction (Mon-Sat). Eastbound these run to either Motherwell or Larkhall (2tph to each), whilst westbound trains run either to Dalmuir or Milngavie via Glasgow Central Low Level. On Sundays two trains per hour each way run between Motherwell & Milngavie and there is an hourly service to Larkhall & to Balloch.^[2]

References

1. "Railscot - Hamilton Branch (Caledonian Railway)" Crawford, Ewan Railscot.co.uk; Retrieved 4 July 2016
2. Table 226 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Hamilton West railway station from National Rail
• RAILSCOT - Hamilton Branch