Westcraigs (1st station) railway station

Westcraigs railway station served the area of West Craigs, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1862 to 1956 on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway.

Westcraigs
The site of the old station in 2008
Location	West Craigs, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8812°N 3.7629°W
Grid reference	NS939670
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Monkland Railways
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
11 August 1862	Opened
9 January 1956	Closed

History

The station opened on 11 August 1862 by the Monkland Railways. To the south was the goods yard. The station building was on the westbound platform, which also had a waiting room, and a wooden waiting room was on the eastbound platform. To the west was Woodend and Westrigg collieries. The station closed on 9 January 1956.[1] The eastbound was demolished in 1988 when the site was converted to a footpath.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 450. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Westcraigs". Railscot. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Forrestfield Line open, station closed		Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway		Armadale Line open, station closed