Carstairs railway station
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Carstairs railway station Serves the town of Carstairs in South Lanarkshire. It is located on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).
Just south of the station, there is an important triangular junction (Carstairs Junction) where the WCML divides. The north-westerly route goes via Motherwell to Glasgow and the north-easterly route goes towards Edinburgh, where the East Coast Main Line begins. The south-bound route goes towards Carlisle and London. The section of the WCML between Carstairs and Glasgow is the only portion which is used by GNER services. Carstairs is also a marshalling point and the final boarding point (both sleeping car and overnight coach) in Scotland for the Lowland Caledonian Sleeper trains between Glasgow and Edinburgh and London Euston. In this it helps to preserve two great traditions of the WCML, against formidable odds. Firstly, the operation of overnight sleeper services between Scotland and London and secondly, the joining and division of trains en route. The first being dependent on the second.
Services
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