Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway

The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway was a railway that ran between Airdrie and Rutherglen and built by the Caledonian Railway, which in turn became part of the LMS on 1 July 1923.

History

Openings

*20 September 1865 - Rutherglen East to Calder for freight traffic
*1 August 1866 - Rutherglen to Calder for passenger traffic
*19 April 1886 - Extension to Airdrie East opened to freight
*1 August 1886 - Extension to Airdrie East open to passengers

Closures and re-openings

*3 April 1943 - Whifflet High to Airdrie East closed to passengers
*6 July 1964 - Calder to Airdrie East closed to freight
*5 October 1964 - Whifflet High to Langloan Junction closed to passengers
*7 January 1966 - Remaining passenger services and intermediate stations closed
*1 May 1972 - Scheduled passenger services resume along the line on Glasgow Central to/from Perth services.
*4 May 1974 - Scheduled passenger services cease, however diverted passenger trains continue to use the route (Glasgow Queen Street services into Glasgow Central; during the track re-modelling at Newton; and after the Newton rail crash).
* 4 October 1993 - Schedule passenger services resume with stations opened at Carmyle, Mount Vernon and Baillieston.

Connections to other lines

*Clydesdale Junction Railway at Rutherglen East Junction
*Glasgow Central Railway at Carmyle
*Caledonian Railway Main Line at Langloan (North/South) Junctions and Whifflet (North/South) Junctions
*Airdrie and Newhouse Line at the triangular junctions of Airdrie North, East and West Junctions

Current operations

The line between Rutherglen East and Whifflet North Junctions is open to passenger traffic, served by First ScotRail on the Whifflet Line.

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* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Rutherglen_and_Coatbridge_Railway/frame.htm RAILSCOT on Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway]