Quarter railway station

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Quarter
Station House, by Quarter (geograph 6464185).jpg
The station cottage in 2020
Location Quarter, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates 55°44′09″N4°02′34″W / 55.7357°N 4.0429°W / 55.7357; -4.0429 Coordinates: 55°44′09″N4°02′34″W / 55.7357°N 4.0429°W / 55.7357; -4.0429
Grid reference NS718510
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
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 1909Name changed to Quarter Road
1 October 1945 (1945-10-01)Closed

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] Only the station cottage remains. [2]

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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.
  2. ↑ "RAILSCOT - Quarter". Railscot. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Meikle Earnock Halt
Line and station closed		  Hamilton and Strathaven Railway   Glassford
Line and station closed


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