Fallside railway station

Fallside railway station served the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1873 to 1953 on the Clydesdale Junction section of the Caledonian main line.

Fallside
Location
PlaceUddingston
AreaSouth Lanarkshire
Operations
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Platforms2
History
1 August 1872 (1872-08-01)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 May 1919Reopened
3 August 1953 (1953-08-03)Permanently closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 1 August 1873 by the Caledonian Railway. To the north east was the signal box as well as numerous collieries and work sites, one being Bothwell Park Brock Works. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 May 1919, before closing permanently on 3 August 1953.[1] Nothing remains.[2]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Motherwell
Line closed, station open
  Clydesdale Junction line   Uddingston
Line closed, station open
Bothwell (CR)[3]
Line closed, station closed
  Bothwell line   Uddingston
Line closed, station open
Uddingston
Line and station open
  West Coast Main Line   Motherwell
Line and station open
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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. 168
  2. "RAILSCOT - Fallside". Railscot. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Timetable, Bradshaw's Railway Guide, 1910". www.babel.hathitrust.org. p. 880.


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