Happendon railway station
Happendon | |
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![]() The site of the station, looking north towards Carstairs, in 2000 | |
Location | Happendon, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°35′23″N 3°49′38″W / 55.5897°N 3.8273°WCoordinates: 55°35′23″N 3°49′38″W / 55.5897°N 3.8273°W |
Grid reference | NS849344 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Caledonian Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
1 April 1864 | Opened as Douglas |
1 April 1931 | Name changed to Happendon |
5 October 1964 | Closed |
Happendon railway station served the settlement of Happendon, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1864 to 1964 on the Douglas Branch.
History[]
The station was opened as Douglas on 1 April 1864 by the Caledonian Railway. It was a terminus until Muirkirk opened to the south. Although it was initially named Douglas, the village of the same name was 3 miles to the southwest. It had two signal boxes, one to the east end of the eastbound platform and the other behind the middle of the westbound platform. On the south side was the goods yard. The station's name was changed to Happendon on 1 April 1931. The station closed on 5 October 1964.[1] The second signal box was demolished in the 1960s. The platforms still survive, albeit in an overgrown state, and the railway cottages survive as houses.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 214. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Happendon". Railscot. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ponfeigh Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Douglas Branch |
Douglas West Line and station closed |
- Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire
- Former Caledonian Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
- 1864 establishments in Scotland
- 1964 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs