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General information | |
Location | Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°46′56″N3°59′40″W / 55.782331°N 3.994509°W Coordinates: 55°46′56″N3°59′40″W / 55.782331°N 3.994509°W |
Grid reference | NS750561 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Transit authority | SPT |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | AIR |
Key dates | |
15 May 1989 | Station opened |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Airbles railway station serves the Airbles area of Motherwell,North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is located around 1⁄2 mile (1 km) away from Fir Park stadium, home of Motherwell F.C.
The station was a new construction in 1989 by British Rail, on the Hamilton Circle.
The station missed out on services from the new Larkhall branch because the reopened line connects in a westerly direction as a result of the M74 now being in the location of the previous easterly junction.
The current service pattern, Mondays-Saturdays is: [1]
The Sunday service is:
Due to engineering work in the Anderson tunnel between Rutherglen and Exhibition Centre between the 13th of March till the 8th of May, the service frequency will be altered to: [2] [3] [4]
Monday - Saturday:
Sunday:
Trains that run to Cumbernauld on the weekdays and Saturdays will only be operated between Motherwell and Cumbernauld during the closure apart from the extra peak time service.
Replacement bus services will operate from Newton and call between stations from Newton to Partick.
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Motherwell | ScotRail Argyle Line | Hamilton Central |
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