Meikle Earnock Halt railway station
Meikle Earnock | |
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Location | Meikle Earnock, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°45′19″N 4°03′39″W / 55.7554°N 4.0608°WCoordinates: 55°45′19″N 4°03′39″W / 55.7554°N 4.0608°W |
Grid reference | NS707532 |
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 as Meikle Earnock |
1941 | Name changed to Meikle Earnock Halt |
12 December 1943 | Closed |
Meikle Earnock Halt railway station served the suburb of Meikle Earnock, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1863 to 1943 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.
History[]
The station was opened as Meikle Earnock on 2 February 1863 by the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. On the southbound platform was the station building and on the east side was the signal box. To the south was a marshalling yard, Eddiewood Junction Yard. To the north was a mineral line that ran to Earnock Quarry. The station's name was changed to Meikle Earnock Halt in 1941, a year after it was downgraded to an unstaffed halt in 1940. The station closed on 12 December 1943.[1] The trackbed is now a footpath but the station cottage still remains.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 291. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Meikle Earnock Halt". Railscot. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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High Blantyre Line and station closed |
Hamilton and Strathaven Railway | Quarter Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1943
- 1863 establishments in Scotland
- 1943 disestablishments in Scotland
- Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Scotland railway station stubs