Crawford railway station (Scotland)
Crawford railway station was a station which served the village of Crawford, near Abington, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.
Crawford | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 1991 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Crawford, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.4707°N 3.6524°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 November 1891 | Station opens[1] |
| 4 January 1965 | Station close[1] |
History
Opened by the Caledonian Railway,[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. It was closed by British Railways.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvanfoot Line open; Station closed |
Caledonian Railway Main Line |
Abington Line open; Station closed | ||
Accidents and incidents
- On 2 April 1909, a passenger train became divided and was derailed due to the failure of the crank axle on the locomotive hauling it. A few passengers suffered minor injuries.[2]
The site today
Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line but there is no station at the site now.
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), p.70
- Earnshaw (1990) p.10
Sources
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Crawford station on navigable OS map
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