Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow, Scotland, with the Broomhouse area on the other side of the tracks. It is on the Whifflet Line (a branch of the more extensive Argyle Line), east of Glasgow Central railway station. Train services are provided by ScotRail. The line was built in the period 1864-1866 by the Caledonian Railway and was called the Rutherglen to Coatbridge branch. The new station opened by British Rail on 4 October 1993 under the financial management of the Strathclyde PTE. History The original station, which was situated 1 km east of the present, was opened by the Caledonian Railway in January 1866 when passenger traffic started. The line became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The old station closed to passenger traffic in 1964. Services A half-hourly service operates between Glasgow Central (Low Level) and stations, on Mondays to Saturdays. Services run to/from , and one train per hour each way extends to/from . Sunday services formerly only ran for the month prior to Christmas and were extended to , but since the December 2014 timetable change and the start of EMU operation now run hourly each way all day throughout the year (to and Motherwell). Several freight trains also pass the halt every day. References Station on navigable O.S. map External links Railway stations in Glasgow SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1993 Beeching closures in Scotland Former Caledonian Railway stations 1866 establishments in Scotland Baillieston