Hairmyres railway station is a

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in the

Hairmyres Hairmyres is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated on the west side of the town, close to the main road to Eaglesham and Kilmarnock (also with access to the major A726 Queensway/Glasgow South Orbital dual carriagewa ...

area of

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

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. The station is managed by

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and is on the

Glasgow South Western Line The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride. History The line was built by several railway compan ...

southeast of towards . The line is single here with a passing loop approximately east of Hairmyres Station, which extends for approximately to Kirktonholme Road East Kilbride. It is crossed mid-loop by the A726 Queensway overbridge. Although the line was always single between and East Kilbride, sidings existed to serve the former

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factory in the College Milton Industrial Estate adjacent to the station. These were closed and lifted in the late 1960s. The

Hairmyres Hospital University Hospital Hairmyres is a district general hospital in the Hairmyres neighbourhood of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital serves one of the largest elderly populations in Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. ...

and

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'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.

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. The station is served by a small newsagents.

Services

The station has a daily half-hourly service, served exclusively by

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DMU's, in each direction northbound to and southbound to . 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.

Future

There are plans to relocate the station west. Work is expected to begin in 2024.

References

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Video footage of Hairmyres railway station. {{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail Railway stations in South Lanarkshire SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Buildings and structures in East Kilbride Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 1868 establishments in Scotland