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 AClass 320 EMU at Platform 1, heading to Glasgow Central | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Burnside,South Lanarkshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°49′01″N4°12′11″W / 55.8169°N 4.2030°W /55.8169; -4.2030 | ||||
| Grid reference | NS620603 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BUI | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 August 1904 | Opened[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  30,194 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.132 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.182 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.216 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.225 million | ||||
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Burnside railway station serves theBurnside and Blairbeth areas of the royal burgh ofRutherglen,South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed byScotRail and is located on the Newton branch of theCathcart Circle Lines, which has been electrified since 1962 byBritish Railways. This is the busiestrailway station on the Newton branch.
The station was opened by theLanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 August 1904.[2] Later taken over by theCaledonian Railway, it became part of theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway at the1923 Grouping and subsequently the Scottish Region ofBritish Railways at nationalisation in 1948. B.R electrified the line through the station in 1962, when the section beyondNeilston was closed - since that time, all services have run to/from Glasgow only, though it became possible to travel there via both sides of the Circle following track alterations in the Carthcart area carried out as part of the modernisation work.
Access to this station is by one of two railway bridges and as a result there is no disabled access to trains from here. A single waiting room serves both platforms. The ticket office is only open on Mondays to Saturdays. Customer information screens are also available at this station. A help point is available, like on every other ScotRail station in Glasgow. Automatic announcements have recently been fitted at this station as well as all the stations on the Cathcart Circle. There is no dedicated car park, but six cycle storage places are available.[3]
In early 2025, the aging iron footbridge at the west of the station platforms (also a useful access route for the adjacent primary school) was closed due to concerns over its deteriorating condition. After a period of disagreement betweenSouth Lanarkshire Council and Network Rail over who had ownership and should bear the cost of a replacement (after negotiations involving local representatives, it was decided this would be shared), work was scheduled for February 2026.[4]
Following the electrification of theWest Coast Main Line byBritish Rail, the basic service was:
Following the opening of theArgyle Line in November 1979 byBritish Rail, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Croftfoot | ScotRail Cathcart Circle | Kirkhill | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Muirend | Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway | Kirkhill | ||
