A choice between stairs or the long way around
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Date of visit: April 2026
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment and moving around.
I use or have experience of: hidden impairment, powerchair, walking aid, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Average
Considering the general lack of step-free access across Glasgow's suburban train stations, it is very refreshing to find a station where I can access both platforms as a wheelchair user. The catch is that to get from one platform to the other, I had to drive a mile to cross the tracks using the nearest road. I do not have anyone to drop me off or pick me up at the station, so I would have to pick one side to park and then wheel for a mile or do it on the way back. That seems like a big faff when you could just have a lift...
Disabled Access In and Around
Average
The train station has two platforms with the train tracks in the middle. They are connected with a footbridge that goes over the tracks. There are stairs to get onto the footbridge on either side that have yellow contrast markings on the top and bottom step and white contrast paint on the steps between. There are handholds at two different heights on both sides and tactile markings at the bottom of the staircase. (There might be more tactile markings at the top and on the bridge, but I could not get up to check.) Access to platform 1 (for trains to Glasgow) is via a 50-metre-long footpath from Carnegie Road that is fairly flat. There are many shallow potholes of varying sizes in the asphalt. At the end of the path, there is a ramp on the left up to the platform with handrails at two different heights on both sides. At the end of the ramp, you have to turn right to get onto the platform. There are fences at the edge at the top of the ramp and the platform. The ramp is paved with smooth asphalt. There are bike racks to the right of the path before the ramp. Access to platform 2 (for trains to Paisley, Port Glasgow and the coast) is via a flat, smooth path off Chirnside Road. It is about 35 metres between the street and the platform. The platforms have a small shelter with a wall-mounted bench without backrest or armrests and a couple of benches with backrests and armrests between the seats that are not sheltered. There are digital signs showing the time and train information overhead in orange on black. There are no ticket machines, but there is a tap-on-tap-off interface where the ramp meets the platform on the left hand side and next to it a call point for assistance. The paving (at least on platform 1) is smoother on the side of the rails and can be quite disjointed towards the side of the fence. There are the usual tactile markings parallel to the edge of the platform in yellow contrast colour.
Accessible facilities: Single-level venue, Step-free entrance
Parking & Transport
Poor
I travelled to this place by personal vehicle
There is some limited street parking, more so on Chirnside Road than on Carnegie Road. For drop off and pick up, you can only drive to the start of the footpaths towards the station, which adds 50 metres walking to platform 1 from Carnegie Road and 35 metres to platform 2 from Chirnside Road. There is no seating by the paths or the road. The closest bus stop to platform 2 is Hillington Primary School (124) on Harlow Crescent, which is a 0.3-mile/7-minute walk or wheel away. The closest bus stops to platform 1 are Carnegie Road and Linburn Place (9A, 22), which are a 0.5-mile/10-11-minute walk or wheel away.
Accessible facilities: Public or on street parking
