Motherwell town centre and rail station

This work has been being carried out by ScotRail with help from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Transport Scotland.

We have worked with these organisations on the proposals for Motherwell Rail Station and coordinated our proposals for Muir Street with the station work.

What was done at the station

The work has provided:

• improvements to the station building including new cladding and making the entrance area bigger and brighter
• a new glass roof on the station building
• new ticketing and retail facilities
• new staff and passenger facilities including a new waiting area
• a wider station forecourt with new paving and more space for pedestrians and cyclists
• a new retaining wall and emergency pedestrian ramp access
• street furniture and street trees
• new bike storage racks

This work has been funded by ScotRail, Transport Scotland and SPT.

Our work on Muir Street which has been funded through the Glasgow City Region City Deal has provided:

• replacement blue badge parking spaces
• a drop-off area
• new taxi rank and access road to the station

Project news

ScotRail issued several news releases about the project as the work was being done. You can read these if you want more information on what was done.

20 June 2023 - Transport Minister officially opens Motherwell station redevelopment and transport integration hub.

28 April 2023 - Changes to access at Motherwell station as redevelopment enters final stages.

08 February 2023 - New glass roof marks major milestone in Motherwell station redevelopment.

21 November 2022 - Motherwell ticket office relocates as fifth phase of redevelopment progresses.

01 September 2022 - Work progresses on Motherwell railway station expansion.

14 January 2022 - New customer lounge opens at Motherwell station.

14 September 2021 - ScotRail announces third phase of Motherwell station.

26 May 2021 - Phase 2 of £14.5m Motherwell station transformation is on track.

19 February 2021 - Work continues on Motherwell station.

20 August 2020 - Work starts on second phase of Motherwell station redevelopment.

25 June 2020 - Work on the £14.5m redevelopment of Motherwell station.