Burnside railway station is a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 serving the Burnside and Blairbeth areas of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen

Rutherglen

Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1975, it lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow. In 1996 Rutherglen was reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area.-History:...

, South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire

South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....

, Greater Glasgow

Greater Glasgow

Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. The station is managed by First ScotRail

First ScotRail

ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...

 and is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines

Cathcart Circle Lines

The Cathcart Circle Lines form a suburban railway route linking Glasgow to Cathcart via a circular line, with branches to Newton and Neilston. All of the routes serve Glasgow's southern suburbs, i.e. on the south bank of the River Clyde...

. This station is the busiest station on the Newton branch.

History

The station was opened by the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway was a railway company in Scotland built in the late 19th century that provided services between Ardrossan and Glasgow, with branches to Irvine and Kilbirnie. The line was operated by the Caledonian Railway with an aim to compete with the Glasgow and South...

 on 1 August 1904.

Facilities

Access to this station is by one of 2 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 at this station is only open from 7:45 to 13:44 and is only open Monday-Saturday. Customer Information Screen are also available at this station. A help point is available like on every other First Scotrail station in Glasgow. Automatic Announcements have recently been fitted at this station as well as all the stations on the Cathcart Circle.

From 1974

Following the electrification of the West Coast Main Line

West Coast Main Line

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 the basic service was:

• Monday to Saturday
• two trains per hour between and via
• two trains per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
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• Sundays
• two trains per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
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• Additional peak hour services were provided to via both sides of the Hamilton Circle.

From 1979

Following the opening of the Argyle Line

Argyle Line

The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...

 in November 1979, services on the Cathcart Circle were reorganised. The basic service was:

• Monday to Saturday
• two trains per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
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• two trains per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
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• Sundays
• two trains per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
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From 2005

• Monday to Sunday
• one train per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
   via
• one train per hour between and Newton
  Newton (South Lanarkshire) railway station
  Newton railway station is a railway station located between the town of Cambuslang and the village of Newton in South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.-History:...
  
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