[2] The first station on the site was opened on 11 August 1862 by the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, and was named Clarkston.

[2] It was renamed Clarkston (Lanarks) on 8 June 1953 by British Railways, who closed it on 9 January 1956.

[2] In 2005, the Scottish Executive announced that the closed section of line between the 1989 Drumgelloch station and Bathgate would be rebuilt as a double-tracked electrified railway termed the Airdrie–Bathgate rail link.

The 2010 station is provided with a 336-space car park including 18 spaces for less able travellers and a dedicated area for cyclists.

[4][6] The station did not open for passenger traffic when the line opened on 12 December 2010 and passengers wishing to start or complete their journey at Drumgelloch initially had to transfer to a replacement bus service at Airdrie.