trains between Motherwell and Cumbernauld via Coatbridge Central, the line through here having been wired in 1981 to provide access to the container terminal at Gartsherrie for electrically hauled freight trains (and subsequently extended north through to Cumbernauld in May 2014 as part of the Cumbernauld Line electrification scheme). The line to Glasgow was also electrified in 2014. Originally due to be completed prior to the Commonwealth Games being held in the city, it was not commissioned until the December 2014 timetable change. This is still four years earlier than originally planned and has seen the route incorporated into the Argyle Line and freed up the DMUs in use previously for redeployment elsewhere. Services 2006–2014 The typical off-peak service between 2006 and 2014, prior to services being fully absorbed into the Argyle Line timetable, was: thirty-minute service to via operated by . hourly service to and operated by . In addition to the services above, the station is served by Argyle Line trains running through to in the morning and early evening peak hours operated by or . There was also a service from through Whifflet on to on the four Sundays before Christmas 2013. From December 2014 The typical off-peak service every hourly since December 2014 consists of three northbound and three southbound trains: From to , via Carmyle From to , via Hamilton From , via Hamilton, to From , via Carmyle, to Starts at Whifflet to , via Carmyle From , via Carmyle, terminating at Whifflet From 14 December 2014 the station is also served on Sundays regularly for the first time by an hourly service between Balloch and Motherwell. References Sources External links RAILSCOT - Whifflet Video of trains at Whifflet Railway stations in North Lanarkshire Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1992 SPT railway stations Railway stations served by ScotRail 1866 establishments in Scotland Coatbridge