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[edit] Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway

Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
LUECKE
- - Coatbridge Branch (NBR)
HLUECKE HSTR KRZu HSTR HLUECKE
- - Caledonian Railway Main Line
eABZrg exHSTR exHLUECKE
- - Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
HLUECKE HSTR ABZrf
- - Caledonian Railway Main Line
BHF
Coatbridge Sunnyside (M&KR)
eABZlf exSTRlg
Greenside Junction
STR exLUECKE
- - Kipps Branch of Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
BHF
Coatdyke
BHF
Airdrie
exLUECKE STR
- - Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
exABZld exHSTR eKRZu exHSTR exBHFl
Airdrie East (R&CR)
exLUECKE STR
- - Airdrie and Newhouse Line (CR)
exHLUECKE eKRZu exABZa exHLUECKE
- - Ballochney Railway
xKBFe exSTR
Drumgelloch
exBHF exSTR
Clarkston
exHLUECKE exHSTR exABZrd exSTR
- - Ballochney Railway
exABZld exSTRrf
Brownieside Junction
exBHF
Plains
exBHF
Caldercruix
exBHF
Forrestfield
exHLUECKE exHSTR exABZlg
- - Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway
exBHF
West Craigs
exBHF
Armadale
exLUECKE exSTR
- - Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway
exSTRlf exABZlg
Polkemmet Junction
exABZld exHSTR exHLUECKE
- - Bathgate Branch of Monklands Railway
exBHF
Bathgate (Upper)
exSTR KBFa
Bathgate (E&BR)
exSTRlf eABZlg
Bathgate Middle Junction
LUECKE
- - Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway

The Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, also known as the "New Monkland Line", was built by Monkland Railways. It opened on 28 July 1863. The line was absorbed into the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 31 July 1865. The following day (1 August 1865), the line became part of the North British Railway.

The last regular passenger train along this route between Glasgow and Edinburgh ran on 8 January 1956. Freight services continued until February 1982, then the line was lifted.

[edit] Connections to other lines


[edit] The Future

Work to reopen the line started with a sod cutting ceremony in June 2007.

[edit] References



{{Scotland-stub}} {{UK-rail-stub}} [[Category:Closed British railway lines]]