Shieldmuir railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lies on the West Coast Main Line, although it is not served by mainline services - local commuter services from the station are provided via the Argyle Line by First Scotrail on behalf of Strathclyde Passenger Transport. The station is close to Wishaw railway station, a smaller railway station. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... For the village in England, see Wishaw, Warwickshire Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which First Group PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London, England. ... A Class 156 train in SPT livery at Glasgow Central Station The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is a public body which is responsible for planning and co-ordinating regional transport, and especially the public transport system, in the Strathclyde area of western Scotland. ... Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

The station is served by an hourly service from Lanark to Dalmuir via Bellshill, Glasgow Central and Yoker. This article describes the town in Scotland. ... Dalmuir is a small town in Scotland. ... Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles north of Motherwell. ... Glasgow Central can refer to: the railway station Central Station, Glasgow a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency that was abolished in 1997 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Yoker is a western district of Glasgow, lying on the northern bank of the Clyde to the east of Clydebank. ...

Shieldmuir is also the northern terminus for the Royal Mail's railway-based distributon system - a large mail depot lies next to the station, from which the Royal Mail operates its fleet of Class 325 mail trains to and from London and Warrington via the WCML. Royal Mails logo Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ... Similar in end-on appearance to a Class 365 or Class 465 Networker unit, the Class 325 was British Rails wonderful new unit in the early 1990s to take over parcels working on electrified lines. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Warrington is the largest town and borough in the county of Cheshire, in the North-West of England. ...

The station is unstaffed and without CCTV. The entire station has ramp access, to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act. CCTV can stand for: China Central Television Closed-circuit television This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a number of countries have passed laws aimed at reducing unfair discrimination against disabled people. ...

The local authority currently has plans to move the entire station almost 1 mile to the north, to cater for the new Ravenscraig development. Although the station was originally developed to help regenerate this area of Wishaw, which has suffered from the closure of two major businesses (British Steel's Ravenscraig works, and the Clyde Alloy business. It has failed to attract many users, and its remote location and lack of CCTV has lead to vandalism and intimidation for users. These proposals to move the station may be met with some opposition though, as the area around the station has recently seen large amounts of house building activity, and closure of the station could affect local house prices. British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Shieldmuir railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Shieldmuir railway station from Multimap.com

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