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Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

, South Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name =

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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a regional transport partnership for the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. It is responsible for planning and coordinating regional transport, especially the public transport system in the ar ...

, original = Lanark Railway , pregroup =

Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

, postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway , years = 5 June 1855 , events = Station opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the

Office of Rail and Road The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the economic and safety regulation of Britain's railways, and the economic monitoring of National Highways. ORR regulates Network Rail by setting its ...

Lanark railway station is in South Lanarkshire,

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

, and is managed by ScotRail and is the southern terminus of the

Argyle Line The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. The line serves the commercial and shopping districts of Glasgow's central area, and connects towns from West Dunbartonshire to South Lanarkshire. Named for Glasgow's Argyl ...

. The station is located on Bannatyne Street,

, which is staffed part-time (open Monday-Saturday 06:20 until 20:25) and has a car park with 31 spaces, including two disabled bays.

History

Lanark station opened in 1855, as the terminus of a short branch line off the

West Coast Main Line The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London and Glasgow with branches to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh. It is one of the busiest ...

. The branch had a triangular junction with the main line to allow trains from Lanark to head west towards or east to . The eastern curve closed in the 1960s. There was another triangular junction closer to Lanark station itself, and this is just north of the golf course and the embankments are still clearly visible. (summer 2017) These were the two curves leading from the Lanark branch towards Muirkirk and Ayrshire and Lanark racecourse halt of course. In 1864, a line south from Lanark to Douglas was opened, and in 1874 it was extended to in Ayrshire, where it formed an end-on junction with the Glasgow and South Western Railway, though that line closed in 1964. In 1974, the Lanark branch was included in the

"Electric Scots" electrification project by British Rail.

Current services

There is a peak half hourly and an off peak hourly ScotRail to High Level via , and . Alternate services on this route formerly ran via and all trains continued via the Argyle Line to the north west suburbs of the city, but following a recast of the timetable in the wake of the electrification of the

Whifflet Line The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network in Scotland. History The line was built between 1863 and 1865 as the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway, part of the Caledonian Railway. It opened to goods tr ...

, these now run to/from High Level instead and run fast beyond Cambuslang. There are no southbound or eastbound services, as the branch only has a northbound chord connecting it to the

(WCML) at Lanark Junction. There have been calls for the southbound chord to be reconnected to allow direct services from Lanark to

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

,Call for direct Lanark to Edinburgh rail link return
Harris, Ron; ''Carluke Gazette'' article 7 April 2014 although the route has subsequently been re-used for housing.

References

External links

Video and annotation of Lanark Railway Station
{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail Railway stations in South Lanarkshire Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Lanark