Arbuckle railway station
Arbuckle | |
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Location | North Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°53′26″N 3°56′46″W / 55.89045°N 3.94612°WCoordinates: 55°53′26″N 3°56′46″W / 55.89045°N 3.94612°W |
Platforms | ? |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Slamannan Railway |
Pre-grouping | Slamannan Railway and Ballochney Railway End on Junction |
Key dates | |
31 August 1840 | Station opens |
October 1862 | Station closes |
Arbuckle railway station served the village of in the Scottish county of North Lanarkshire. The station was the meeting point of two early railway companies.
History[]
The station was the meeting point of the two pioneer railways, the Slamannan Railway and the Ballochney Railway, and joined the Monklands Railway when they amalgamated to form it in 1848. The Monklands railway was in 1865 absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, joining the North British Railway a day later. By the time of these events however the station had closed, in 1862.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Ballochney Railway |
Slamannan Railway | Whiterigg Line and station closed |
References[]
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- RAILSCOT on Ballochney Railway
- RAILSCOT on the Slamannan Railway
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in North Lanarkshire
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1862
- Scotland railway station stubs