Rutherglen train station

You can reach 48 stations directly from Rutherglen on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Argyle Street, with 207 trains a day.

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48 direct destinations
605th busiest in Britain
Staffed part time
Step-free throughout

Direct trains from Rutherglen

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Argyle Street	207	204	68
Glasgow Central	207	204	121
Anderston	206	204	68
Exhibition Centre	206	204	121
Hyndland	206	204	120
Partick (Rail)	206	204	120
Bridgeton	203	201	121
Dalmarnock	202	201	121
Dalmuir	189	188	59
Cambuslang	138	138	90
Blantyre	137	137	89
Hamilton Central	137	137	89
Hamilton West	137	137	89
Newton	137	137	89
Garscadden	126	124	61
Jordanhill	123	122	61
Scotstounhill	123	122	61
Yoker	123	122	59
Clydebank	122	122	59
Motherwell	107	107	90
Whifflet	97	96	30
Anniesland	79	79	58
Westerton	79	79	58
Airbles	69	69	59
Chatelherault	68	68	30
Larkhall	68	68	30
Merryton	68	68	30
Drumchapel	66	66	0
Drumry	66	66	0
Singer	66	66	0
Bargeddie	64	63	30
Baillieston	64	63	30
Carmyle	64	63	30
Kirkwood	64	63	30
Mount Vernon	64	63	30
Coatbridge Central	33	33	0
Cumbernauld	33	33	0
Greenfaulds	33	33	0
Bearsden	13	13	58
Hillfoot	13	13	58

and 8 more stations, each served less often.

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Lines serving Rutherglen

Rutherglen is on the West Coast Main Line and the Argyle Line, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Rutherglen station, hour by hour

No freight is booked through or alongside Rutherglen station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.

How busy Rutherglen station is

871,338 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 605th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Rutherglen and Glasgow Central than any other pair: 303,756 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.