Rutherglen Railway Station

Clyde Gateway has funded projects worth a total of £2m that have brought access improvements to Rutherglen station.

The proposal to carry out the works emerged after consultants held a workshop at Rutherglen Town Hall in June 2008, where a range of options for environmental improvements within the town were presented.

The strongest support emerged for two schemes – one on Castle Street and the other on Green Road – that would improve access to the railway station from Main Street.  Both involved streetscape and environmental improvements to the standards delivered by South Lanarkshire Council for Main Street, Rutherglen. In addition,  improvements would be made to Victoria Street up to its junction with Farmeloan Road.

Castle Street has been resurfaced in granite setts and new lighting installed, while Geen Road was resurfaced, with trees planted on its western side adjacent to the public car park.

The car park at the junction of King Street and Castle Street was reconfigured in size form 16 to 12 spaces, with landscape improvements.  The area around the station was resurfaced and provided with improved lighting and landscaping, while Victoria Street saw grantite paving, improve lighting, new car parking spaces along with improvements and public art in the space around the newly opened Burgh Primary School, with pupils getting directly involved in the design of the artwork. The works also saw the introduction electronic signs detailing train times as well as improvements in the vicinity of the adjacent Reuther Hall.

Work on the improvements began in the Summer of 2009 and were officially opened in April 2010 by Councillor Eddie McAvoy, the leader of South Lanarkshire Council.

Members of the Reuther Hall Management Commitee pictured outside the new-look facility

Castle Street looking towards the station entrance prior to the works

Castle Street from the station entrance showing the new streetscape and lighting