Plains railway station

Plains railway station served the village of Plains, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1882 to 1951 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

Plains
Location	Plains, North Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8789°N 3.9241°W
Grid reference	NS797667
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
May 1882	Opened
18 June 1951	Closed

History

The station opened in May 1882 by the North British Railway. To the west was Brownieside Colliery and to the east of the level crossing was the signal box. The station closed on 18 June 1951.[1] The signal box became a gate box in 1979 and closed in 1982.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 343. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Plains". Railscot. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Drumgelloch Line and station open		North British Railway Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway		Caldercruix Line and station open