Fallside railway station

Fallside
General information
Location	Uddingston, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 August 1872 (1872-08-01)	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
1 May 1919	Reopened
3 August 1953 (1953-08-03)	Permanently closed
Location

Fallside railway station served the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1873 to 1953 on the Clydesdale Junction section of the Caledonian main line.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1872 by the Caledonian Railway. To the north east was the signal box as well as numerous collieries and work sites, one being Bothwell Park Brick Works. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 May 1919, before closing permanently on 3 August 1953. ^[1]

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Motherwell Line closed, station open		Clydesdale Junction line		Uddingston Line closed, station open
Bothwell (CR) [2] Line closed, station closed		Bothwell line		Uddingston Line closed, station open
Uddingston Line and station open		West Coast Main Line		Motherwell Line and station open

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 168
2. "Timetable, Bradshaw's Railway Guide, 1910". www.babel.hathitrust.org. p. 880.

55°49′09″N4°03′42″W / 55.8192°N 4.0616°W / 55.8192; -4.0616