Cambuslang railway station

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Cambuslang

Scottish Gaelic: Camas Lang [1]
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Cambuslang railway station, looking north towards Rutherglen and Glasgow Central in 2014.
General information
Location Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′10″N4°10′23″W / 55.8195°N 4.1731°W / 55.8195; -4.1731
Grid reference NS639606
Managed by ScotRail
Transit authority SPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCBL
Key dates
1 June 1849Station opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 0.769 million
 Interchange Increase2.svg 60,639

Current service patterns

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Uddingston   ScotRail
Shotts Line (limited service)
  Glasgow Central
  Historical railways  
Newton
Line and station open
  Caledonian Railway
Clydesdale Junction Railway
  Rutherglen
Line and station open

Station facilities

Cambuslang is covered by CCTV and is completely accessible by wheelchair from the Main Street entrance. Timetables are posted on the footbridge and staff are on hand to assist passengers; real-time service information is provided by passenger information screens on the platforms. The footbridge is at street-level, and its metal sides rise to above average head-height, rendering the railway tracks invisible to anyone crossing. Access from the footbridge to platforms is via broad ramps. A ticket vending machine and new waiting shelters were recently installed on the westbound platform.

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