Strathaven railway station (1863–1904)

Strathaven North
Strathaven North
General information
Location	Strathaven; Scotland
Coordinates	55°40′53″N 4°03′22″W / 55.6814°N 4.056°W
Grid reference	NS708450
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 February 1863	Opened as Strathaven
4 July 1904	Name changed to Strathaven North
1 October 1904	Closed

Strathaven North railway station served Flemington, a neighbourhood of Strathaven in Scotland, from 1863 to 1904 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

History

The station was opened as Strathaven on 2 February 1863 by the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. Despite its name, it was situated closer to Flemington than Strathaven. It had a goods yard on the west, a locomotive shed to the east and a signal box, which opened in 1893 and closed in 1904. The station's name was changed on 4 July 1904 to Strathaven North. It was replaced by a newer station of the same name situated a short distance further east on 1 October 1904.^[1] The old station became a goods yard called Flemington with a few extra sidings. The locomotive shed closed. The site is now a housing estate.

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 408. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Strathaven Flemington at RailScot

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Glassford Line and station closed		Hamilton and Strathaven Railway		Strathaven North Line and station closed

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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. 408. OCLC 931112387.

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