Whifflet Upper railway station

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Whifflet Upper
Location Whifflet, North Lanarkshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 June 1886 (1886-06-01)Opened as Whifflet High Level
1 January 1917Closed
1 March 1919Reopened
7 November 1953Name changed to Whifflet Upper
5 October 1964 (1964-10-05)Closed

Whifflet Upper railway station served the village of Whifflet, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1964 on the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway.

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History

The station opened as Whifflet High Level on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. To the southeast was Whifflet High Level signal box. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened in March 1919. The station's name was changed to Whifflet Upper on 7 November 1953. It closed on 5 October 1964. [1] The signal box closed in 1965. Most of the station has been demolished today. [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. 425. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Whifflet Upper". Railscot. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Calder
Line and station closed
  Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway   Langloan
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 55°51′22″N4°01′19″W / 55.8560°N 4.0219°W / 55.8560; -4.0219