Bankhead railway station (Lanarkshire)
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Bankhead railway station served the isolated settlement of Bankhead, east of Carstairs Junction in South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1945 on the Dolphinton branch.
Bankhead | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Bankhead, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| November 1867 | Opened |
| 12 September 1932 | Closed |
| 17 July 1933 | Reopened |
| 4 June 1945 | Closed permanently |
History
editThe station opened in November 1867 by the Caledonian Railway. To the north was a goods yard with one siding. A signal box was built in 1887 which closed in 1934. The station closed on 12 September 1932 but reopened on 17 July 1933, only to close again on 4 June 1945.[1]
References
edit- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 60
External links
edit| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carstairs Line closed, station open |
Dolphinton branch | Newbigging Line and station closed | ||
55°41′05″N 3°37′17″W / 55.68469°N 3.62130°W
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