Stonehouse railway station (Lanarkshire)

Stonehouse
General information
Location	Stonehouse, Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°42′00″N3°59′14″W / 55.6999°N 3.9871°W / 55.6999; -3.9871
Grid reference	NS752469
Platforms	1 (initially) 4 (later added)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 December 1866 (1866-12-01)	Opened
1 July 1905	Resited
4 October 1965 (1965-10-04)	Closed
Location

Stonehouse railway station served the village of Stonehouse, in the historical county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1866 to 1965 on the Lesmahagow Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1866 by the Caledonian Railway. It initially only had one platform. The goods yard was to the south. It had a signal box, which opened in 1893, closed in 1905 when the station was resited. The resited station had 4 platforms, new station buildings and a stone-built goods shed. The goods yard closed in 1964. The station closed on 4 October 1965. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 406. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 221. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dalserf Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Lesmahagow Railway		Netherburn Line and station closed

External links

• Stonehouse Railway Viaduct video and history