Cleland railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cleland, near Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built on the Cleland and Midcalder Line it was originally named 'Omoa', after the nearby ironworks, until on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway closed in 1930. It is located on the Shotts Line, east of towards via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV. It is managed by ScotRail. History In 2019 the footbridge was replaced and lifts installed, allowing step-free access to both platforms. Services It is currently served (Monday to Saturday) by one ScotRail service each hour between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley, plus one return service each day to/from . On Sundays, there was normally no service prior to the December 2012 timetable change. However, in the four weeks leading up to Christmas an hourly service to Glasgow Central from Shotts via Whifflet is laid on for shoppers. Cleland was not included in the timetable for the express passenger service along this line between Glasgow and Edinburgh. However, from 9 December 2012 a new two-hourly Sunday service began operating between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley in both directions. Traction The staple passenger traction on this line is the and , though have been used in times of vehicle breakdown and shortages as well as for driver training. Engineering works on other routes between Glasgow and Edinburgh may result in other diesel hauled passenger traction being seen, but these almost never call at this station. Regular containerload and wagonload freight traffic also traverses the line regularly. References Notes Sources External links Video footage of Cleland station Railway stations in North Lanarkshire SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Former Caledonian Railway stations 1869 establishments in Scotland