Crawford (South Lanarkshire) railway station

Crawford

Site of thestation in 1991
Location
Place Crawford
Area South Lanarkshire
Coordinates 55°28′15″N 3°39′09″W / 55.4707°N 3.6524°W / 55.4707; -3.6524Coordinates: 55°28′15″N 3°39′09″W / 55.4707°N 3.6524°W / 55.4707; -3.6524
Operations
Original company Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 November 1891 Station opens[1]
4 January 1965 Station close[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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.

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), p.70
  2. Earnshaw (1990) p.10

Sources

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