An hourly electric service was provided between Glasgow Central High Level, running non-stop to Motherwell, as Shieldmuir station did not open until 1987.

From 1979 until 2001 an hourly electric service was provided Monday to Saturday between Lanark and Milngavie running via Motherwell and Bellshill.

The two-hourly semi-fast service between Glasgow Central & Edinburgh still calls all day (except on Sundays) and now is extended through to/from Ayr.

The line is heavily used for freight services also, with several Freightliner container trains a day from the nearby Coatbridge terminal to destinations in the south of England such as Felixstowe and Southampton.

The station has a small (25 spaces) car park and ticket office staffed from Monday to Saturday.