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Location notes
Motherwell is situated to the south east of Glasgow, about 15mins train ride direct.
Railway type and traffic
Two trains an hour to Lanark (one via Holytown and one direct) (318 or 334)
Two trains an hour to Glasgow Central Low Level (one via Bellshill and one via the Hamilton Circle) (318 or 334)
One train an hour Motherwell - Coatbridge (156)
East Coast and Virgin services to and from Glasgow Central.
Two or three trains a day to Edinburgh formed of 322s.
There isn't a huge amount of freight, although Motherwell TMD is just up the road. Most freight avoids Motherwell Station and runs through Holytown and Wishaw.
Two trains an hour to Glasgow Central Low Level (one via Bellshill and one via the Hamilton Circle) (318 or 334)
One train an hour Motherwell - Coatbridge (156)
East Coast and Virgin services to and from Glasgow Central.
Two or three trains a day to Edinburgh formed of 322s.
There isn't a huge amount of freight, although Motherwell TMD is just up the road. Most freight avoids Motherwell Station and runs through Holytown and Wishaw.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Motherwell Station
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Environment
Railway station in the centre of Motherwell. With local BTP office on the station.
Road directions
Come off the M74 at junction 6 and follow the signs into Motherwell. Just before you cross the railway bridge turn left into High Road and park here. At either end of this road are bridges to get you to the station entrance.
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Motherwell Station map co-ordinates
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Motherwell Station map co-ordinates
Parking
It is possible to park in the nearby residential streets.
Public transport
Two or three trains an hour from Glasgow Central, one train every two hours from Edinburgh. Virgin WC and XC services usually stop here.
Timetable - Adobe Acrobat format
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Timetable - Adobe Acrobat format
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Amenities
WH Smith counter in the station.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Motherwell Station
Streetmap links
Motherwell Station general view map
Motherwell Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Motherwell Station
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Motherwell Station
Googly map
Motherwell Station general view map
Motherwell Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Motherwell Station
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Photographic notes
The best location is the north end of platforms 2 and 3 as this allows you to watch comings and goings from both the Hamilton Circle and the WCML. The lines diverge just at the end of these platforms. The Hamilton Circle is nearly rarely anything other than units, so if you're into loco-hauled then platform 2 is best. The north end of the platform also means that you can photograph the loco end of the Intercity push-pull services. Also of note is that the main line platforms are on a curve with quite a high degree of cant (Fig 3)
The south end of platforms 1 and 2 isn't recommended as it's in a cutting between two bridges and it is quite dark.
The south end of platforms 1 and 2 isn't recommended as it's in a cutting between two bridges and it is quite dark.
Links to photographs at this location
Ewan's pics - Motherwell
Rail-net uk Tour 2003 - Motherwell
General views - All photographs © Ewan Tait unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Arrival from the north into platform 3
Fig 2 - Looking south
Looking south at platforms 3 and 4
Fig 3 - Looking south
Northbound VWC service in platform 2
Fig 4 - Looking south
GNER service in platform 1
Fig 5 - Looking south
South end of platform 2 - not recommended as you can see.
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
