Newbigging railway station

Newbigging
Newbigging
	The site of the station in 2007
General information
Location	Newbigging, South Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55.6892°N 3.5595°W
Grid reference	NT020450
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 March 1867	Opened
12 September 1932	Closed
17 July 1933	Reopened
4 June 1945	Closed permanently

Newbigging railway station served the hamlet of Newbigging, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1945 on the Dolphinton branch.

History

The station opened on 1 March 1867 by the Caledonian Railway. To the north was the goods yard and further north were two railway cottages. The station closed on 12 September 1932 but reopened on 17 July 1933, before closing permanently on 4 June 1945.[1]

References

Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 296. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bankhead Line and station closed		Dolphinton branch		Dunsyre Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 296. OCLC 931112387.