, ▁before ▁ending ▁in ▁C ath cart ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁city ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁The ▁nearest ▁motor way ▁is ▁the ▁M 7 7 , ▁of ▁which ▁J unction ▁ 3 ▁at ▁D arn ley ▁and ▁J unction ▁ 4 ▁at ▁Green law , ▁Newton ▁M ear ns , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁main ▁motor way ▁j unction s ▁for ▁Clark ston . ▁ ▁Clark ston ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁Str ath c ly de ▁Part ners hip ▁for ▁Transport ▁Pass enger ▁transport ▁executive ▁and ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁two ▁railway ▁stations , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁managed ▁by ▁Ab elli o ▁Scot R ail : ▁Clark ston ▁railway ▁station , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁ ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Kil b ride ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁South ▁Western ▁Line , ▁which ▁runs ▁from ▁Glasgow ▁Central ▁ ▁north . ▁William wood ▁railway ▁station , ▁opened ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁Neil ston ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁C ath cart ▁Circle ▁ ▁south - s outh west ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁Central . ▁ ▁The ▁closest ▁air port ▁is ▁Glasgow ▁Airport , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Clark ston , ▁near ▁P ais ley . ▁ ▁Clark ston ▁is ▁serv iced ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bus ▁routes ▁by ▁various ▁operators . ▁The ▁main ▁bus ▁links ▁are ▁the ▁number ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 4 A , ▁linking ▁nearby ▁E ag les ham ▁or ▁Newton ▁M ear ns ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁and ▁Kn ights wood , ▁and ▁the ▁number