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Law Junction railway station

Coordinates: 55°45′22″N 3°52′38″W / 55.7562°N 3.8772°W / 55.7562; -3.8772
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Law Junction
General information
LocationLaw, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°45′22″N 3°52′38″W / 55.7562°N 3.8772°W / 55.7562; -3.8772
Grid referenceNS822530
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 December 1879 (1879-12-01)Opened
4 January 1965 (1965-01-04)Closed

Law Junction railway station served the village of Law, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1879 to 1965 on the Caledonian main line.

History

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The station opened on 1 December 1879 by the Caledonian Railway. To the southwest was Shawfield Colliery, which the station was used as a junction for before it opened. There were two signal boxes: one to the north that opened in 1880 and Law Junction South signal box that opened with the station. It later closed in 1897. To the northeast was a goods yard which had a shed and a loading bank, with sidings to the west. In between this and the running line were dead end sidings, with further sidings to the south as well as an eight carriage shed. Shawfield Colliery closed before the Second World War. The station closed on 4 January 1965.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 246. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Carluke
Line and station open
  Caledonian main line   Motherwell
Line and station open