Chapelhall railway station

Chapelhall railway station served the village of Chapelhall, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1887 to 1930 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch.

Chapelhall
LocationChapelhall, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1887 (1887-09-01)Opened
1 December 1930 (1930-12-01)Closed

History

The station opened on 1 September 1887 by the Caledonian Railway. To the west was the goods yard and to the north of the southbound platform was the signal box. There were sidings to the northwest that served Chapelhall Iron Works and carried on to Calderbank. The station closed on 1 December 1930.[1][2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 113. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Chapelhall". Railscot. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Calderbank
Line and station closed
  Airdrie to Newhouse Branch   Newhouse
Line and station closed


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.