Strathaven North railway station explained

Strathaven North
Status:Disused
Borough:South Lanarkshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.6817°N -4.0535°W
Platforms:1
Original:Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Pregroup:Caledonian Railway
Postgroup:LMS
Years:1 October 1904
Events:Opened as Strathaven
Years1:1 January 1917[1]
Events1:closed
Years2:1 February 1919
Events2:opened
Years3:30 September 1945
Events3:Closed for passengers
Years4:21 September 1953
Events4:line closed completely

Strathaven North railway station was a railway station in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

History

The line itself was primarily built by iron and coal masters such as William Dixon of the Govan Ironworks to serve the coalmines in the Hamilton, High Blantyre, Meikle Earnock and Quarter areas as well as the ironworks at Quarter. Strathaven North station was opened on the extension of the line from Flemington to Strathaven Central as part of the Mid Lanark Lines scheme to improve rail services in the area.

The first station at Strathaven was the terminus of the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway at Flemington, taken over by the Caledonian Railway; and replaced as a passenger station by Strathaven North railway station in 1904. Strathaven North opened in October 1904, closed temporarily during World War I; and closed permanently on 30 September 1945. The journey along the length of the line took around forty minutes and there were about six return journeys each day.[2]

In 1923 Strathaven North became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways following the 1948 nationalisation of the railways. It was completely closed in 1953 by British Railways when goods services ceased .[2]

Flemington, the Strathaven old station, became a goods station and closed in 1964;[3] no sign now remains of its existence. Strathaven North was in a narrow railway cutting that has now been infilled and built on.

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Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 408
  2. Stansfield (1997), Page 40
  3. Walks in Strathaven, Strathaven Community Council