It is 8½ miles (13 km) east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station.

The station was built opened on 1 February 1871 and was previously called Blairhill and Gartsherrie.

[1] It bordered the original St. Ambrose High School from 1961 until the buildings were demolished in 2012.

On the night of 12 January 1987, shortly after being painted in the bright orange livery of the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive, this building was burned to the ground.

A new purpose built car park on the site of the former St. Ambrose High School now serves the station.