Longriggend railway station

Longriggend
Longriggend
Location
Place	Longriggend
Area	North Lanarkshire
Coordinates	55.9094°N 3.8887°W
Operations
Original company	Slamannan Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
History
31 August 1840	Opened[1]
1 May 1930	Closed[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
	Closed railway stations in Britain; A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Longriggend railway station was a railway station serving the village of Longriggend, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Slamannan Railway which amalgamated with several other local railways to form the Monkland Railways.

History

The station opened in 1840[1] when the Slamannan Railway opened and closed to passengers on 1 May 1930.[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Slamannan Line and station closed		North British Railway Slamannan Railway		Arden Line and station closed

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