Cleland railway station

Cleland
National Rail
Cleland railway station, looking east
General information
LocationCleland, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°48′16″N 3°54′39″W / 55.8044°N 3.9107°W / 55.8044; -3.9107
Grid referenceNS803584
Managed byScotRail
Transit authoritySPT
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCEA
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
9 July 1869[1]Opened as Bellside
1 October 1879[1]Renamed Omoa
1 October 1941[2]Renamed Cleland
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 78,068
2019/20Decrease 72,140
2020/21Decrease 13,254
2021/22Increase 70,166
2022/23Increase 88,768
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cleland railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cleland, near Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built on the Cleland and Midcalder Line it was originally named 'Omoa', after the nearby ironworks, until Cleland (Old) on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway closed in 1930.

It is located on the Shotts Line, 15+34 miles (25.3 km) east of Glasgow Central towards Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV. It is managed by ScotRail.

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 32.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 178.