Bothwell railway station

Bothwell railway station served the village of Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1878 to 1955 on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.

Bothwell
The site of the station in 1961
Location	Bothwell, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8041°N 4.0711°W
Grid reference	NS702586
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 April 1878	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
2 June 1919	Reopened
4 July 1955	Closed to passengers
6 June 1961	Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 1 April 1878 by the North British Railway. To the south were sidings to Bothwell Castle Colliery, with the colliery to the west of the station. These were controlled by Bothwell Station signal box, which was replaced in 1896. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 2 June 1919, before closing permanently to passengers on 4 July 1955.[1] It closed to goods on 6 June 1961.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 89. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Bothwell [North British]". Railscot. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Uddingston East Line and station closed		North British Railway Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway		Burnbank Line and station closed