Burnbank railway station

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Burnbank
Burnbank Station site of 1940046 da2e40a4.jpg
General information
Location Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°47′01″N4°04′21″W / 55.7835°N 4.0725°W / 55.7835; -4.0725 Coordinates: 55°47′01″N4°04′21″W / 55.7835°N 4.0725°W / 55.7835; -4.0725
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 April 1878Opened as Greenfield [1]
1 January 1917Closed [2]
2 June 1919Re-opened as Burnbank [2]
15 September 1952Closed [2]

Burnbank railway station was a railway station which served the suburb of Burnbank in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. It is one of several railway stations to have served Hamilton, and one of three to be closed permanently.

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History

The station was opened on 1 April 1878 as Greenfield, and was later renamed Burnbank. [1] [2] The station closed on 1 January 1917, [2] but re-opened again on 2 June 1919 [2] along with others on the line (with the exception of Peacock Cross).

Originally it was served by the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway, and later, the North British Railway. Under the Railways Act 1921, the NBR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) who continued to serve the line. Burnbank saw trains going to and from Hamilton. The LNER was nationalized under the Transport Act 1947 and became part of British Railways who also continued to serve the line until 1952.

Just north of the station there was a spur to Burnbank goods depot.

The station was again closed on 15 September 1952. [2]

Today

No trace of Burnbank station remains. The remains of the trackbed and presumably the platforms were still visible in the 1980s, at which time the land was landscaped and houses built upon. However, while traces of the station are gone, the line's history still remains visible with old bridges still remaining in and around the area.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bothwell   Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
North British Railway
  Peacock Cross

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 109
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Butt (1995), page 48

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