High Blantyre railway station

High Blantyre
High Blantyre
General information
Location	Blantyre, South Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°47′05″N 4°06′30″W / 55.7847°N 4.1084°W
Grid reference	NS678566
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	2 February 1863
Closed	1 October 1945
Original company	Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway

High Blantyre railway station served the town of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1863 to 1945 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

History

The station was opened on 2 February 1863 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. At the south end was the signal box and on both sides were sidings. The station closed on 1 October 1945.^[1]

References

↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 225. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Hamilton and Strathaven Railway		Hamilton West Line and station closed

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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. 225. OCLC 931112387.

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