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Rutherglen Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...
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Rutherglen railway station is in the town centre of
Rutherglen Rutherglen (, sco, Ruglen, gd, An Ruadh-Ghleann) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, immediately south-east of the city of Glasgow, from its centre and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own ...
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, and lies on 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 served by a single
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, connected to the street by a footbridge.


History


Earlier stations

The first Rutherglen station was opened on the
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's line to Glasgow on 1 June 1849,Butt (1999) or possibly 1842. The
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s existed beneath today's footbridge at the base of the
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. Serving about 70 passenger trains daily, it was replaced on 31 March 1879 by the second one stretching below the Farmeloan Road bridge. This, and subsequent stations, had both side platforms and
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s. The third station served the west side and base of the triangle near the respective angle. The fourth station at the mid east side of the triangle complemented the third one. Despite the three rebuilds, access remained a concern. Passenger services to London Road station, that began 1 April 1879, ceased when the
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underground commenced on 1 November 1895. Services on the latter route were withdrawn as part of the
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on 5 October 1964. Signal boxes have existed at the three angles. In 1973, a central control room in Glasgow replaced the final one at the apex. On 6 May 1974, the
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(WCML) was opened to electrified services, which included Hamilton Circle services through the slow line island platform.


1979 station


Routes

No longer accessible to the public, but still visible, the former WCML island platform was closed when the new one opened in the vicinity of the fourth station on 5 November 1979 for
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services along the former route via . Consequently, the DMU services on the
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that terminated at Glasgow Central High Level bypassed the stop from 1979. When the Whifflet Line was electrified in December 2014, these trains were rerouted to the Argyle Line and the stop restored. Eastwards, the Argyle Line formed a connection with the WCML and either diverged to the Whifflet Line, or continued on the WCML towards before continuing to the southern ends of the Argyle Line (Hamilton Circle, or ). Since the 2014 electrification, passengers for stations to Motherwell and Lanark via have changed at Cambuslang.


Passenger access

Access to the present platform is by a large (covered) footbridge from the Main Street, over the high-level railway to stairs down to the island platform and ticket office. To create a pram friendly and a disability-compliant option, the installation of a
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was completed in April 2009. The
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at the opposite end is restricted to staff accessing the nearby First Engineering Training Centre.


2010 M74 works

During 2010, the M74 extension included the
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flyover at the north end of the platform.


Accidents

1865: A train fatally struck a contractor's employee in the vicinity. 1867: A train ran over and killed a platelayer. 1869: In the Rutherglen tunnel about west of the then station, an eastbound passenger train ran into the rear of a coal train that was awaiting the line ahead to clear. Several passengers suffered serious injuries. 1876: An eastbound passenger train failed to observe a signal and crashed into the rear of a local passenger train at the station. Damage and injuries were minor. 1880: A westbound passenger express overran a signal and smashed into the rear of a local passenger train departing the station. Although the rolling stock sustained extensive damage, only one passenger suffered a serious injury. The engine driver's four-month sentence was commuted to two months. That year, a signalman, on stepping off the main line to avoid an approaching passenger train, sustained internal injuries on being struck by a coal train on the loop line. 1887: During dense fog, an eastbound passenger train collided with a stationary pilot engine east of the station. Believing the latter was on a siding, the signalman had given the passenger train a clear signal. Damage was significant and eight passengers sustained cuts and bruises. 1898: A porter seized a passenger, who was boarding a moving train. In attempting to drag him from the compartment, the man dropped between the train and platform. Run over by the wheels, the victim died within hours. 1901: An engine struck a track labourer. Months later, an express fatally struck an employee, who inattentively stepped from a goods van in the station vicinity. 1904: An engine fatally struck a brakeman. 1906: A fireman was crushed between a wagon and engine. Later that year, the wheels of a milk train crushed a porter's foot. 1907: A brakeman sustained a serious head injury when struck from behind by a train. 1930: During heavy fog, an eastbound passenger train smashed into the rear coach of another passenger train stopped at a signal about west of the station. Believing the first train had passed, the signalman had inadvertently set the signal to red. Twelve passengers suffered fractures or other serious injuries, and 65 minor injuries. 1931: An eastbound passenger train struck a passenger train being shunted about out of the station. Neither train carrying passengers, no injuries occurred, but one train was partially derailed and a carriage was badly damaged. 1936: Shortly before Rutherglen, a woman inexplicably fell from a westbound passenger train. 1938: An axle failure on a westbound passenger train caused a derailment where the final coach mounted the platform and landed on its side. The aftermath was one fatality and multiple serious injuries. 1940: Fatality, but details unspecified. 1944: Fatality, but details unspecified. 1975: A westbound cement train struck an eastbound passenger train, which was crossing from the slow to fast line on leaving the station. Only one passenger in the four derailed coaches sustained serious injuries. 1977: An express fatally struck a three-year-old boy who had wandered through a broken fence and fallen down an embankment onto the line.


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External links

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