Airdrie railway station (Caledonian Railway)

Airdrie (CR)
General information
Location	Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′56″N3°58′40″W / 55.865679°N 3.977892°W / 55.865679; -3.977892
Grid reference	NS762653
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1886 (1886-06-01)	Opened
1 January 1917	Services to Whifflet Upper withdrawn
1 March 1919	Services to Whifflet Upper resumed
3 May 1943 (1943-05-03)	Closed
Location

Airdrie railway station, also known as Airdrie East railway station, served the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1943 on the Airdrie to Newhouse Branch.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. To the south was a goods yard and to the southeast was a locomotive shed. Services to Whifflet Upper was withdrawn on 1 January 1917 but services to Newhouse continued. The services were reintroduced on 1 March 1919. The station closed on 3 May 1943. ^[1]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 42. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		Airdrie to Newhouse Branch		Calderbank Line and station closed
Terminus		Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway		Calder Line and station closed