Quarter railway station

Quarter
The station cottage in 2020
General information
Location	Quarter, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°44′09″N4°02′34″W / 55.7357°N 4.0429°W / 55.7357; -4.0429
Grid reference	NS718510
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 (1863-02-02)	Opened
1 May 1909	Name changed to Quarter Road
1 October 1945 (1945-10-01)	Closed
Location

Quarter railway station served the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1863 to 1945 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

History

The station was opened on 2 February 1863 by the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. On the east side was the goods yard and at the south end was the signal box. There was a siding to the west which served a quarry and a siding to the east, called Fairholm Siding, which served Fairholm Colliery. A new signal box opened to the north in 1907. The station closed on 1 October 1945. ^[1]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 356. OCLC   931112387.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Meikle Earnock Halt Line and station closed		Hamilton and Strathaven Railway		Glassford Line and station closed