General information | |||||
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Location | Uddingston, South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°49′25″N4°05′12″W / 55.8235°N 4.0867°W | ||||
Grid reference | NS693608 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | UDD | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Clydesdale Junction Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 June 1849 | Initial station opened [1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.864 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.138 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.409 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.568 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.702 million | ||||
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Uddingston railway station serves the small town of Uddingston,South Lanarkshire,Scotland. ScotRail provides passenger services to this station on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line.
The first Uddingston station,on the east side of the Glasgow Road bridge, [2] was opened by the Clydesdale Junction Railway on 1 June 1849. [1] In 1878,it was replaced by the second one immediately west of the bridge. The station was renamed Uddingston Central (1952–1962) to avoid confusion with the nearby Uddingston (NB) renamed Uddingston East. The latter closing in 1955,the former reverted to Uddingston in 1962. [3] [4]
Prior to the 2014 Whifflet Line electrification,Argyle Line services provided through links to Central Low Level via Rutherglen and then onwards to Dalmuir via Yoker northbound and to Motherwell southbound (alternate services continued to Lanark). [5]
The building on Station Road,housing various public facilities, [6] leads to Platform 1 (Glasgow-bound trains). A footbridge over the double track connects to Platform 2 (Motherwell/Edinburgh-bound trains) and the car park.
Around 2005,ScotRail,SPT and South Lanarkshire Council funded[ citation needed ] improvements that included:
Since 2005,a volunteer group has been responsible for beautifying the station precinct with flower beds and hanging baskets. [7]
Free parking attracted commuters from outside the area. [8] The proposal to expand the park and ride facility [9] appears to have been actioned in 2019. [10]
1862:A worker at the coal depot was fatally crushed between some trucks and a passing train. [12]
1867:On a westbound collision with the arch of the Glasgow Road bridge,a transported van rolled back into the following carriage,injuring five passengers,two seriously. [13]
1892:A coal train struck a 12-year-old boy on the Clyde rail bridge about 600 yards (549 m) to the west. After severing his right leg and left foot,he died within hours. [14]
1900:A passenger train bisected the upper and lower parts of a man walking about 240 yards (219 m) to the west. [15] [16]
1901:A passing train sliced in two a man on the rail bridge. [17]
1902:During fog,a passing engine inflicted massive head injuries to a man by the Haughhead Colliery signal box,about three-quarters mile (1.2 km) to the west. [18]
1903:A passenger carriage sideswiped a bridge worker. [19] Months later,an eastbound passenger train struck a man. After the front coupling hooked the mangled body,his clothing and limbs became scattered from the colliery signal box to Bellshill. [20] [21]
1906:A westbound passenger train hauling three fruit vans at the rear,uncoupled one at Holytown. A brake failure caused the van to soon roll onto the main line,where it pursued and smashed into the rear of the train,which had inadvertently stopped 100 yards (91 m) west of Uddingston station. Eleven passengers received cuts and bruises,and the rolling stock incurred significant damage. [22]
1908:A light engine hit a young man causing near fatal injuries. [23]
1911:Near the Viewpark Colliery signal box,immediately east of Uddingston Junction,a westbound passenger train ran down two surfacemen. One died and the other sustained leg injuries and facial wounds. [24]
1914:A porter seized a passenger,who was boarding a moving train. In the attempt to drag him back,both men dropped between the train and platform. The passenger sustained fractured ribs and the porter minor injuries. [25] Later that year,a passing train fatally mangled a woman about one-half mile (0.8 km) to the west. [26] The following month,a passing westbound express fatally injured a retired army doctor who fell from the platform. [27]
1920:A passing train decapitated and mutilated a man west of the rail bridge. [28]
1932:Falling between the carriage and the platform,a woman sustained two compound fractures below the knee. [29]
1934:A westbound express fatally injured an LMS employee supervising repairs to the rail bridge. [30]
1936:A passenger who dropped through a carriage window onto the platform,while his train bypassed the station,incurred minor injuries. [31]
1957:On a 12-coach Mid-Day Scot,three of the five derailed units sustained serious damage. [32] On board,one person was killed and five were injured. Restoring the 400 yards (366 m) of damaged track took 24 hours. [33]
2013:An individual experienced leg injuries on being struck by a train. [34]
2014:A cyclist became trapped under a train after riding off the platform edge. [35]
A goods yard existed to the north east of Glasgow Rd[ citation needed ] that included the siding for John Gray &Co.'s Uddingston Iron Works. [36] The Viewpark Colliery siding,that stretched 600 yards (549 m) west-northwest,and slightly more east-southeast,from near the present day southern end of Spindlehowe Rd,was accessed initially from that location (just east of the Uddingston Junction), [4] and later from the NBR. [37]
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The hourly (two-hourly Sundays) Shotts Line terminates at Edinburgh Waverley.
East and West Coast Main Line trains pass through the station to/from Glasgow Central but do not stop.
Passengers wishing to reach destinations on the routes via Central Low Level must change at Cambuslang or transfer between the main line and Low Level platforms at Central for onward connections.
shocking accident occurred on the Caledonian Railway near Uddingston….a young man….feared fatally injured….was walking….and was knocked down by a light engine and run over….removed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary….
On the arrival of….train….Miss Annie M'Culloch….fell between the carriage and the platform, sustaining two compound fractures….she was removed to the Royal Infirmary….
Isaac Burns….was in charge of a squad of men repairing the Meadowbank railway bridge….he failed to hear the approach of the….express….run down and instantaneously killed….
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