Braidwood railway station

Braidwood
Braidwood
	The station in 1961
General information
Location	Braidwood, South Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°42′55″N 3°50′01″W / 55.7153°N 3.8337°W
Grid reference	NS849484
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
August 1848	Opened
2 July 1962	Closed to passengers
6 July 1964	Closed to goods

Braidwood railway station served the village of Braidwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the Caledonian main line.

History

The station opened in August 1848 by the Caledonian Railway. To the west was the goods yard with sidings that served Nellfield Saw Mills. To the east was the signal box and more sidings, one to the north serving Meadow Brick Works. The station closed to passengers on 2 July 1962^[1] and closed to goods traffic on 6 July 1964.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 86. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Braidwood Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cleghorn Line open, station closed		Caledonian main line		Carluke Line and station open

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 86. OCLC 931112387.

[BraidwoodStationInfo-2] "Braidwood Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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