Douglas West railway station
| Douglas West | |
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Site of the station in 1994 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Douglas |
| Area | South Lanarkshire |
| Coordinates | 55°33′28″N 3°52′17″W / 55.5579°N 3.8715°WCoordinates: 55°33′28″N 3°52′17″W / 55.5579°N 3.8715°W |
| Grid reference | NS820309 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1896 | Station opened |
| 5 October 1964 | Station closed |
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Douglas West railway station served the village of Douglas, South Lanarkshire in Scotland between 1896 and 1964.
History
The railway line between Happendon (then called Douglas) and Muirkirk was built by the Lanark Railway, and it opened for goods on 1 January 1873; passenger services were introduced on 1 June 1874.[1] The Muirkirk and Lesmahagow Junction Railway (M&LJR), which was a line 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) long connecting the Lanark Railway at Poneil Junction with the Lesmahagow Railway at Alton Heights Junction, opened for goods on 2 April 1883; passenger services being introduced in 1894.[2]
The station at Douglas West was opened on 1 October 1896 by the Caledonian Railway,[3] which had absorbed the Lanark Railway, the Lesmahagow Railway and the M&LJR.[1][2][4] It was situated to the south-west of Poneil Junction, where the former Lanark Railway line was met by the former M&LJR line.[5] There were two platforms connected by a footbridge; close to the southbound platform was a signal box and behind that a goods shed.
Passenger services over the former M&LJR line were withdrawn on 11 September 1939.[2]
The station was closed by British Railways on 5 October 1964.[6]
References
- 1 2 Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 85. CN 8983.
- 1 2 3 Awdry 1990, p. 95
- ↑ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ↑ Awdry 1990, p. 88
- ↑ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1960). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Railway Publications Ltd. p. 30, section E5.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 81. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Alton Heights Junction Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Muirkirk and Lesmahagow Junction Railway |
Inches Line and station closed | ||
| Happendon Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Lanark Railway |
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