Strathaven railway station (1863–1904)

Strathaven North
General information
Location	Strathaven Scotland
Coordinates	55°40′53″N4°03′22″W / 55.6814°N 4.056°W / 55.6814; -4.056
Grid reference	NS708450
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 as Strathaven
4 July 1904	Name changed to Strathaven North
1 October 1904 (1904-10-01)	Closed
Location

Strathaven North railway station served Flemington, a neighbourhood of Strathaven in Scotland, from 1863 to 1904 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

History

The station was opened as Strathaven on 2 February 1863 by the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. Despite its name, it was situated closer to Flemington than Strathaven. It had a goods yard on the west, a locomotive shed to the east and a signal box, which opened in 1893 and closed in 1904. The station's name was changed on 4 July 1904 to Strathaven North. It was replaced by a newer station of the same name situated a short distance further east on 1 October 1904. ^[1] The old station became a goods yard called Flemington with a few extra sidings. The locomotive shed closed. The site is now a housing estate.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 408. OCLC   931112387.

External links

• Strathaven Flemington at RailScot

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Glassford Line and station closed		Hamilton and Strathaven Railway		Strathaven North Line and station closed