Airbles railway station
Railway station in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.782331°N 3.994509°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NS750561 | ||||
| Manager | ScotRail | ||||
Transit authority | SPT | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | AIR | ||||
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| 15 May 1989 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  14,100 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  64,168 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 79,500 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.111 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.110 million | ||||
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History
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.
Services
2016
The current service pattern, Mondays-Saturdays is:[1]
- 2tph to Dalmuir via Hamilton Central and Glasgow Central Low Level
- 2tph to Motherwell, with an hourly extension to Cumbernauld
The Sunday service is:
- 2tph to Milngavie, via Hamilton and Glasgow Central Low Level
- 2tph to Motherwell
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Motherwell | ScotRail Argyle Line |
Hamilton Central | ||
