West Mains, East Kilbride

West Mains is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

The southern boundary is the Queensway (A726) bypass road, with the neighbourhoods of Westwood and The Murray on the opposite side connected via a pedestrian footbridge and an underpass respectively.

East Kilbride railway station falls under the district, and some streets are within walking distance of the town centre.

Prior to its development as part of East Kilbride new town in the 1950s, the area was farmland.

[1] There are two primary schools in the area - Kirktonholme and St Kenneth's; both were rebuilt between 2009 and 2010 as part of the local authority's programme.