Rutherglen railway station
Rutherglen 
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| Scottish Gaelic: An Ruadh-Ghleann | |
Platform viewed from east walkway
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| Location | |
| Place | Rutherglen |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°49′52″N 4°12′49″W / 55.8312°N 4.2136°WCoordinates: 55°49′52″N 4°12′49″W / 55.8312°N 4.2136°W |
| Grid reference | NS615619 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RUT |
| 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 |
 0.894 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.977 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.030 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.074 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.110 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| 1 June 1849 | Original station opened |
| 31 March 1879 | Original station closed; New station opened |
| 5 October 1964 | GCR platforms closed. |
| 5 November 1979 | Opening of the Argyle Line platforms; WCML slow line platforms closed. |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rutherglen from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Rutherglen is a railway station in the town centre of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lying on the Argyle railway line. The station is served by a single island platform, connected to the street by a footbridge. The closed island platform which lies on the West Coast Main Line, that was previously in use before the Argyle line was re-opened is still visible, although it is no longer accessible to the public.
The original Rutherglen station was opened on the Caledonian Railway's line to Glasgow on 1 June 1849. This station was replaced on 31 March 1879 by a new station located some 765m east of the original station.
Services on the Glasgow Central Railway commenced on 1 November 1895. Glasgow Central Railway services were withdrawn as part of the Beeching Axe on 5 October 1964.
On 6 May 1974 the WCML was opened to electrified services which included Hamilton Circle services through the slow line island platform. This island platform was closed to passengers when the new island platform opened for Argyle Line services using the reopened Glasgow Central Railway formation on 5 November 1979.
Access to the present platform is by a large (covered) footbridge from the Main Street, over the high level railway (where the old platform was located) to stairs down to the island platform and ticket office. Until the installation of a lift in 2008-08, these stairs posed a problem to parents with prams and infirm persons who struggle with the steep gradient the steps are placed at. Although there is a level crossing at the opposite end, its use is only permitted for staff accessing the nearby First Engineering Training Centre.
A lift was installed at the station as part of the Scottish Executive's £4 million annual commitment to improving disabled access across Scotland's railway stations. By April 2009 work to create the lift tower was completed.
During 2010, the M74 extension works resulted in the motorway crossing the north end of the platform on a viaduct.
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