Airdrie railway station (Caledonian Railway)

Airdrie (CR)
General information
LocationAirdrie, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′56″N 3°58′40″W / 55.865679°N 3.977892°W / 55.865679; -3.977892
Grid referenceNS762653
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1886 (1886-06-01)Opened
1 January 1917Services to Whifflet Upper withdrawn
1 March 1919Services to Whifflet Upper resumed
3 May 1943 (1943-05-03)Closed

Airdrie railway station, also known as Airdrie East railway station, served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1943 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch.

History

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The station opened on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. To the south was a goods yard and to the southeast was a locomotive shed. Services to Whifflet Upper was withdrawn on 1 January 1917 but services to Newhouse continued. The services were reintroduced on 1 March 1919. The station closed on 3 May 1943.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 42. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Airdrie to Newhouse Branch   Calderbank
Line and station closed
Terminus   Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway   Calder
Line and station closed