Network Rail opens Balgray station near Glasgow

The new Balgray station on the Neilston branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines in the south of Glasgow opened at the end of September 2026 after clearance by the rail regulator ORR. Network Rail planned and built the station for about GBP 18.3 million (EUR 21.3 million); the UK and Scottish governments each contributed GBP 7.87 million and East Renfrewshire Council GBP 2.56 million. It has two platforms linked by a step-free footbridge with lifts, plus shelters, cycle racks and a car park with 80 spaces and electric vehicle chargers. The first passenger trains called at Balgray on Sunday 27 September 2026 (LOK Report, 10 Sep 2026; East Renfrewshire News, 29 Sep 2026).