What's it called? Cumbernauld…read more While Greenfaulds station is more in the outskirts of Cumbernauld, Cumbernauld station itself is in a more central location in the town, ideal for the shopping centres, industrial estates and the college, though it is still a bit 'out of town' for most peoples' liking. Trains from Motherwell (every hour) terminate here, as do some of the half-hourly services from Glasgow Queen Street, while some of them continue to Falkirk Grahamston. So the station is well-served. Like I mentioned at Neilston station, terminating trains reverse on to the other platform prior to departure south, so bear this in mind if travelling. The station building with its ticket office, together with the footbridge and its surrounding area, makes this station look very similar to Bishopton on the Gourock line in my opinion. It's a popular station with commuters, which includes my big cousin who works in one of the said industrial estates. And with the very comfortable, table-fitted, air-conditioned trains that serve it, it's luxury travel for a twenty-minute journey.

Built in 1848 this station has a lot of history, being on the main line with trains regular heading…read morefrom Glasgow and Edinburgh every half hour, with a few stops in between. There aren't many facilities here other than the ticket office and a self service kiosk. Toilets are available free of charge inside the station but still look as if they are from the 1960's be advised that they vary opening times but usually open at 8am. The station is clean and tidy with a seating area inside whilst you wait for your train. Plenty of places to go if you are stuck here for a while. There is a news agents around the corner handy for juice and the daily papers.

Greenfaulds station serves the Greenfaulds area of Cumbernauld. It is served by both the…read morehalf-hourly Glasgow Queen St-Cumbernauld/Falkirk Grahamston and the hourly Motherwell-Cumbernauld services. The station is usually pretty quiet, with the only noise being that of kids playing in the primary school next door and the only movement being that of the copious amount of dog walkers using the pedestrian bridge over the station. There is not a station footbridge - passengers must use this bridge just outside of the station to reach the opposite platform. This means it takes a good minute to reach the other side, which could be a problem for anyone rushing to get a train. There is no ticket office here, so tickets must be bought on the train. There is only two simple bus shelter-style waiting rooms, so there isn't exactly much protection from the elements. There is however a large park-and-ride car park, though it is usually quite empty - a good thing, though it shows ScotRail need to do more to promote it.

This is the most local train station to me, and now I have a car is luckily served by a large car…read morepark (plus a smaller annexe one on the 'other' side of the railway). It doesn't have electronic ticket issuing facilities, and neither is it staffed so you'll need to buy your ticket onboard. Serves into Glasgow City Centre - and out to Motherwall or Falkirk should you have need. Electrified lines so the trains aren't the nicest, but they run every half hour or so, so I can't complain too much. As far as train stations go, it's fairly decent.

This is one of the smaller stations we traveled in and out of on our most recent UK trip. While…read moreit's clean and relatively easy to navigate, you don't really have much to choose from while inside the station itself. There are stairs that lead from one platform to the next, and the signs can be a bit confusing (indeed, our first time through Stirling was on our trip from Inverness to Edinburgh, and I mistakenly read the signs as "up one flight to platform 2". Thank goodness my husband realized my mistake before we hauled all our luggage up and over for no reason!) The trains ran on schedule here, as well, the three times we had occasion to pop on and off. It got to be a bit of a push on our Edinburgh return train, as the train only had 3 cars and there were quite a few people looking to get on, but we managed to find good seats facing the right direction without an issue.

I often head to Stirling on days off, with regular trains to and from Glasgow…read more There is not a lot here to offer in the station a cafe with out of order toilets and a WH smith I have never noticed the AMT coffee but will look out for it when I'm here next time. I like that there is a heated waiting room where other stations don't and a toilet that is free to use and when they do they charge you for the facilities. When l was heading back to Glasgow I had to use the rest room where a couple where getting jiggly in one of the cubicles, I knew this as her legs half way out the door, either that the guy was showing his cd collection and she was impressed but doubt that very much. Anyway to cut the story short l announced to the now full waiting room the goings on in the cubicle and for everyone to look at the door when they walked out, they had no shame, hope it wasn't a first date. This train station well deserved the 4 stars given for pure entertainment that l get every time l visit this station. P.s the couple sat at the seats across from me and got of at queen st.

Ohhhh Patterton. What a sad train station. It's barely even a station, and more of an lonely,…read moredesolate area with two platforms, a bridge and one small shelter for those "rare" Scottish days of bad weather. This is my local station though, and needs must. I like that trains seem to arrive on time and if the driver sees you running for the train, they'll (mostly) wait for you. I've had some great times standing at this platform, most notably in the snow in negative temperatures and then tramping back home again as the train was a no-show. There's now an extra car park in addition to the one at the station, it's over the road and has a stupidly located exit so you have to go back on yourself to get out and over to the station. Nothing like a mad dash to run for the train first thing in the morning. II'd love it if they upgraded Patterton to make it more like its glamorous neighbour, Whitecraigs. Now this is a fancy station - they even have flower planter boxes and an indoor waiting area. Alas, I don't think that's going to happen any time soon.

As far as destinations go, if you are leaving here or heading in the opposite direction, you are…read moreheading in the right direction. At Airdrie train station there is not a lot to do or see and as for facilities there is a snack bar on site with limited selection and opening hours. There is an open waiting room that will keep you dry as long as you don't mind the wind. Outside the station within a few minutes walk there is a taxi rank but at most times there are no taxis, for shops in the area are now limited to betting shops, charity and pound lands. In the summer it may be nice but when winter comes it can be depressing.

Airdrie, Airdrie. Little town in North Lanarkshire. Loads of money was spent extending the line to…read moreEdinburgh, and most of the money was spent between here and Drumgelloch, with new bridges etc built and widening stations etc. this station is huge. Why Airdrie council don't take advantage of this in trying to get people from both Airdrie and Edinburgh to come here. The station looks great. Shame, they left the old cabin office. What they were thinking, I'll never know. Get a new building that doesn't stand out like a sorethumb and I'll give you 5 stars.

Falkirk High is one of two train stations in Falkirk (the other station is Falkirk Grahamston) and…read moreconnects Falkirk to both Glasgow and Edinburgh. It's a small, staffed station with two platforms; one for trains heading East and one for those heading West. The station is situated a short, five minute walk from Falkirk's town centre. It has seating, WiFi, payphones, toilets and, apparently a newsagent, but I didn't spot it. More interestingly, it has a small, metal sculpture of "Antonine the Legendary Engine" by George Wyllie, which is protected by the Railway Heritage Committee.

With Glasgow uniquely positioned in Scotland, traveling by train is the perfect options. Times are…read moreconvenient and fairly priced. The train station is dirty but the coach seat was perfect and clean once on the train. The passengers and workers were extremely friendly and helpful, making for a great, safe and comforting trip. The boarding process was quick and easy, especially with luggage. Although we had to carry our luggage up 1 stair, the train wasn't sold out so there was plenty of room for our many bags.

Station is freezing. It's ok otherwise. Lots of trains, which is the main thing. Some places to…read moregrab a wee snack and it's close to the city center

Balloch may not be the most desirable of places to go, but there is plenty to do in this area…read more The train station has a small platform, with a ticket office, waiting room. The area has an out door shelter area and bike storage area. Across from the train station there is a shop & local chippy. A few yards up the road you have sweeneys cruises,hotels &B&B's Just across the road there is public toilets

This is a small, 2 platform station servicing Uddingston with trains to Glasgow Central, Edinburgh,…read moreDalmuir, Motherwell and Lanark, as well as other smaller stations. It's quite a nice station. There's a large car park, as well as bike racks and it's staffed but there are ticket machines (although no barriers) available as well. The station has good accessibility and a small coffee shop on platform 1. There are flowers in baskets here and plenty of seating.