# The Railway Closure (Exclusion) (Hairmyres) Order 2025

S.S.I. 2025/81 · made 19 March 2025

Section 30 of the Railways Act 2005 provides for a closure procedure where there is a proposal by a funding authority to close a station. Section 38 of that Act enables the exclusion of stations from that procedure and article 2 of this Order excludes the station at Hairmyres, in the local government area of South Lanarkshire, from the procedure. The station at Hairmyres is being relocated as part of the East Kilbride Enhancement Project.

Made under: Railways Act 2005 (Section 38)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/railway-closure-exclusion-hairmyres-order-2025/pdf/ssi_20250081_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/railway-closure-exclusion-hairmyres-order-2025/pdf/ssipn_20250081_en_001.pdf

## Introductory text

Transport
Made 19th March 2025
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st March 2025
Coming into force 18th May 2025
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38(1)(c) of the Railways Act 2005 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Railway Closure (Exclusion) (Hairmyres) Order 2025 and comes into force on 18 May 2025.
(2) In this Order, “the station at Hairmyres” means the railway station situated adjacent to Eaglesham Crescent, Hairmyres, South Lanarkshire, G75 8SW.

## 2 Exclusion from application of section 30 of the Railways Act 2005

The station at Hairmyres is excluded from the application of section 30 of the Railways Act 2005.

## Signature

FIONA HYSLOP
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
19th March 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 30 of the Railways Act 2005 provides for a closure procedure where there is a proposal by a funding authority to close a station. Section 38 of that Act enables the exclusion of stations from that procedure and article 2 of this Order excludes the station at Hairmyres, in the local government area of South Lanarkshire, from the procedure. The station at Hairmyres is being relocated as part of the East Kilbride Enhancement Project.
No Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this Order as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.
A Childs Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment has been prepared and can be viewed at https://www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Page: https://openlegislation.uk/railway-closure-exclusion-hairmyres-order-2025
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