High Blantyre railway station
High Blantyre | |
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Location | Blantyre, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°47′05″N 4°06′30″W / 55.7847°N 4.1084°WCoordinates: 55°47′05″N 4°06′30″W / 55.7847°N 4.1084°W |
Grid reference | NS678566 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Hamilton and Strathaven Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 February 1863 | Opened |
1 October 1945 | Closed |
High Blantyre railway station served the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1863 to 1945 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.
History[]
The station was opened on 2 February 1863 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. At the south end was the signal box and on both sides were sidings. The station closed on 1 October 1945.[1] The signal box closed in 1957.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 225. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - High Blantyre". Railscot. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Hamilton and Strathaven Railway | Hamilton West Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1945
- 1863 establishments in Scotland
- 1945 disestablishments in Scotland
- Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
- Scotland railway station stubs