Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Wishaw Deviation Line just south of the single track link line which connects to the West Coast Main Line at . History The station opened on 1 June 1880, along with the line from Law Junction to . It was previously known as Wishaw Central until the closure of the town's station nearby on the WCML in 1958, which was known as "Wishaw South". Services Historical Up until the electrification of the West Coast Main Line through to in 1974, Wishaw was served by a Monday to Saturday hourly diesel service from to Glasgow Central High Level, alternating between services via Holytown/Hamilton and Bellshill. 1974 to 1979 An hourly electric service was provided between Glasgow Central High Level, running non-stop to Motherwell, as Shieldmuir station did not open until 1987. 1979 to 2001 From 1979 until 2001 an hourly electric service was provided Monday to Saturday between Lanark and running via Motherwell and Bellshill. The service was initially non-stop to Motherwell, however in 1987 a new intermediate station was opened at Shieldmuir. An hourly Sunday service was introduced in 1997. From 2001 The station is currently served by a mixture of units and refurbished units. Since 2001, the following ScotRail service pattern has been in place -: Monday to Saturday Daytime 1tph - Lanark to Dalmuir, via Bellshill, Glasgow Central and Yoker 1tph - Lanark to Milngavie, via Hamilton and Glasgow Central Evening 1tph - Lanark to Partick, via Bellshill and Glasgow Central 1tph - Lanark to , via Hamilton and Glasgow Central Saturdays excepted, there are also several peak-hour limited stop services, towards Glasgow in the morning, and towards Lanark in the evening. The Glasgow bound limited stop services are well used, and normally full on departure from Wishaw. Sunday 1tph - Lanark to Milngavie, via Bellshill and Glasgow Central Other services The station has some other sporadic passenger services such as two trains a day to and two to via . Since the December 2013 timetable change, the station has also been served by a regular Glasgow Central - Carstairs - Edinburgh semi-fast service in each direction, giving a through journey time of 48-50 minutes to Edinburgh. From December 2014 A recast of the Argyle Line timetable in the wake of the Whifflet Line electrification has