Hairmyres railway station

Hairmyres
General information
Location	East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.7619°N 4.2205°W / 55.7619; -4.2205
Grid reference	NS608542
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	HMY
History
Opened	1 September 1868
Passengers
2019/20	0.656 million
2020/21	97,650
2021/22	0.309 million
2022/23	0.410 million
2023/24	0.519 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hairmyres railway station is a railway station in the Hairmyres area of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Glasgow Central towards East Kilbride.

The line is single here with a passing loop approximately 398 metres (435 yd) east of Hairmyres Station, which extends for approximately 584 metres (639 yd) to Kirktonholme Road East Kilbride. It is crossed mid-loop by the A726 Queensway overbridge. Although the line was always single between Busby and East Kilbride, sidings existed to serve the former Radio Times factory in the College Milton Industrial Estate adjacent to the station. These were closed and lifted in the late 1960s. The Hairmyres Hospital and Department for International Development's office are located nearby.

Up until the mid-1990s the area around the station was semi rural, but several new housing schemes have been built up in the area over the last decade or so giving far increased patronage to the station.

In the 2020s, plans were advanced to rebuild the station 600m to the west of its original location. As of 2024, the new station is under construction.

Facilities

The station is open 24 hours a day (although trains only run through it for around 18 hours a day). The station is unstaffed, but there is a ticket machine in the station's heated and seated modern waiting shelter. There are 86 parking spaces and 4 cycle lockers also available.^[1] The station is served by a small newsagents.

Services

The station has a daily half-hourly service, served exclusively by British Rail Class 156 DMU's, in each direction northbound to Glasgow Central and southbound to East Kilbride. The first train going to Glasgow Central is at 06:21 on weekdays, with the last train from East Kilbride to Glasgow at 23:59. Going from Glasgow to East Kilbride, the first and last trains are at 06:41 and 00:47 respectively.^[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
East Kilbride		ScotRail Glasgow South Western Line East Kilbride branch		Thorntonhall or Busby

Reconstruction

In the 2020s, plans were introduced to relocate the station 600 metres (660 yd) west. Work began in 2024.^[3]

References

1. "Hairmyres Station". ScotRail.
2. "Timetables & connections: Glasgow - East Killbride". ScotRail. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. White, Cameron (16 July 2021). "Hairmyres station in Scotland takes a step closer to its new location". RailAdvent. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links

• [1] Video footage of Hairmyres railway station.