Coatdyke railway station is situated on Quarry Street/Riddell Street in the Cliftonville area of Coatbridge and east of Glasgow Queen Street. It is the closest railway station to Coatbridge College and Monklands Hospital. History The station was opened as part of the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway on 1 February 1871. The station now has no structures other than simple shelters. The ticket hall that was built when the Airdrie-Helensburgh line was electrified in 1960 was demolished in the early 1990s. Similar structures, built in the same style, still survive at Easterhouse and Airdrie stations. Services Monday to Saturday daytimes: Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley Half-hourly service towards Airdrie Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level (as of 2019 this service does not always call at Shettleston, Cartyne and Easterhouse. Passengers for these stations use the half-hourly service towards Balloch instead.) Evening services are as follows: Half-hourly service towards Airdrie Half-hourly service towards Balloch via Glasgow Queen Street Low Level Sunday services are as follows: Half-hourly service towards Edinburgh Waverley Half-hourly service towards Helensburgh Central Facilities There is a small car park in the street outside the station. This station is unstaffed. References Notes Sources RAILSCOT on Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway Railway stations in North Lanarkshire Former North British Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1871 Railway stations served by ScotRail Coatbridge Airdrie, North Lanarkshire