RAILSCOT | Shieldmuir

Station

Shieldmuir (1990-)

Station code: SDM National Rail ScotRail
Where: North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Opened on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway.
Open on the Glasgow to Lanark.

This is a minimal modern two platform station. The platforms are linked by a footbridge which predates the station. To the east is Shieldmuir Junction where the connection to Wishaw station leaves the line through Motherwell and the west end of the Royal Mail Scottish Distribution Centre loop connects to the main line.

Formerly this was a complicated location with many lines. The closure of the last of these, a loop on the south side serving Flemington Goods to the west and scrap sidings at the Inshaw Works (for the Ravenscraig Steel Works) left land vacant for the new station. To the west was Shields Colliery Junction, a little further away than Shieldmuir Junction.

Nearby stations Flemington Wishaw Wishaw South Airbles Motherwell Junction Motherwell [1st] Motherwell Bridge Motherwell Ferniegair [3rd] Chatelherault Ferniegair [2nd] Ferniegair [1st] Merryton Carfin Larkhall East	Central Wagon Works Shieldmuir North Junction Glencairn Iron and Steel Works Blitz Scrap Yard Shields Colliery Nos 5 and 9 Shields Colliery Etna Iron and Steel Works Shieldmuir Yard Shields Colliery Junction Craigneuk Works Muirhouse Foundry and Engineering Works Whitegates Engineering Works Muirhouse Pit (Coal) Royal Mail Scottish Distribution Centre Inshaw Works
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

06/07/2023	Transport Minister asked to step in after ScotRail rejects call for ticket machine at Lanarkshire station [Daily Record]
14/06/2023	Lanarkshire councillor calls on ScotRail to install ticket machine at station [Daily Record]
25/08/2020	Decade long wait for Park and Ride at Shieldmuir nears its end [Motherwell Times]
06/04/2006	Royal Mail extends GB Railfreight’s contract