Airdrie (CR) railway station
Airdrie (CR) | |
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Location | Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′56″N 3°58′40″W / 55.865679°N 3.977892°WCoordinates: 55°51′56″N 3°58′40″W / 55.865679°N 3.977892°W |
Grid reference | NS762653 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Caledonian Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1886 | Opened |
1 January 1917 | Services to Whifflet Upper withdrawn |
1 March 1919 | Services to Whifflet Upper resumed |
3 May 1943 | Closed |
Airdrie railway station, also known as Airdrie East railway station, served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1943 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch.
History[]
The station opened on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. To the south was a goods yard and to the southeast was a locomotive shed. Services to Whifflet Upper was withdrawn on 1 January 1917 but services to Newhouse continued. The services were reintroduced on 1 March 1919. The station closed on 3 May 1943[1] but it remained open as a goods depot. The site today is a car park.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 42. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Airdrie [CR]". Railscot. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Airdrie to Newhouse Branch | Calderbank Line and station closed | ||
Terminus | Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway | Calder Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in North Lanarkshire
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1886
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1943
- 1886 establishments in Scotland
- 1943 disestablishments in Scotland
- Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
- Scotland railway station stubs