Newton (Lanark) railway station
Newton 
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| Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Ùr | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Cambuslang |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°49′08″N 4°08′01″W / 55.8188°N 4.1337°WCoordinates: 55°49′08″N 4°08′01″W / 55.8188°N 4.1337°W |
| Grid reference | NS693608 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NTN |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.516 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.524 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.505 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.569 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.585 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport |
| History | |
| Original company | Clydesdale Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 June 1849 | Original station opened |
| 19 December 1873 | Closed; new station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Newton railway station is a railway station located between the neighbourhoods of Drumsagard and Newton in the town of Cambuslang (Greater Glasgow), Scotland. The station is managed by Abellio ScotRail on the Argyle and Cathcart Circle Lines.
The original Newton station was opened as part of the Clydesdale Junction Railway on 1 June 1849. The station also served the Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway. It closed on 19 December 1873 and a new station was opened 662 yards (605 m) due west on the same day. The station later served trains to and from the Glasgow Central Railway and the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, though neither route survived beyond the mid 1960s - the GCR route via Carmyle closed on 5 October 1964, whilst the L&AR ceased to carry passenger traffic through to the coast as long ago as 1932, with complete closure beyond Neilston following in December 1964. The remainder still forms part of the Cathcart Circle Lines, but there are no longer any through services from here to stations between Muirend & Neilston - passengers must change at Mount Florida.
Newton station forms part of the Argyle Line 6 miles (10 km) south east of Glasgow Central (Low Level) and is also a terminus for the Cathcart Circle (Newton branch) 10 miles (16 km) south east of Glasgow Central (High Level).
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