Bankhead (Lanarkshire) railway station

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
Location
PlaceBankhead
AreaSouth Lanarkshire
Operations
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms1
History
November 1867 (1867-11)Opened
12 September 1932Closed
17 July 1933Reopened
4 June 1945 (1945-06-04)Closed permanently
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened in November 1867 by the North British Railway. To the north was a goods yard with one siding. A signal box was built in 1887 which closed in 1934. The station opened on 12 September 1932 but reopened on 17 July 1933, only to close again on 4 June 1945.[1][2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 60
  2. "RAILSCOT - Bankhead [Lanarkshire]". Railscot. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Carstairs
Line and station closed
  Dolphinton branch   Newbigging
Line and station closed


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