Uddingston West railway station

Uddingston West railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

Uddingston West
Location
PlaceUddingston
AreaSouth Lanarkshire
Coordinates55.8276°N 4.0866°W / 55.8276; -4.0866
Operations
Original companyGlasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
1883Opened as Uddingston[1]
1 January 1917Closed[1]
2 June 1919Re-opened[1]
4 July 1955Closed[1]
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History

Uddingston West was opened in 1883[1] on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.[2] It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919.[1] Uddingston West was closed on 4 July 1955.[1] The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.[2]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Maryville   North British Railway
Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
  Uddingston East
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References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995), page 237
  2. RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • "RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway". Retrieved 4 September 2011.


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