Strathaven Central railway station

Strathaven Central railway station
Strathaven
Location
Place	Strathaven
Area	South Lanarkshire
Operations
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Platforms	2 (island)
History
1 October 1904	opened
7 December 1964	Closed to goods
4 October 1965	Closed to passengers
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Strathaven Central or Strathaven (NS 702 442) was a railway station on the Darvel and Strathaven Railway serving the town of Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station opened as an extension of the line from Stonehouse and in 1904 was connected with the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway via a link to Strathaven North. It was renamed as 'Strathaven' a few months before closure.^[1]

History

The routes

The line to Darvel

The old goods shed.

On 4 July 1905 the line from Strathaven opened, connecting to the Darvel Branch that ran from Kilmarnock, resulting in the line becoming a through route. Strathaven Central was the effective terminus of a line that was jointly worked between the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) and the Caledonian Railway (CR). The CR owned the Loudounhill to Strathaven section and the G&SWR owned the section from Loudounhill to Darvel and beyond^[2]

Despite being a through route, no trains ran between Kilmarnock and Strathaven Central;^[3] instead, the two companies took it in turns to run the line between Darvel and Strathaven every six months.^[3] Stations were also located at Ryeland railway station, by Gilmourton. This was an island platform accessed from the overbridge that still shows where the access was blocked off. and Drumclog and Loudounhill. The line was never successful and closed in 1939 although the Strathaven to Darvel section was used for broken wagons till the end of the war when they were either disposed of or repaired. The track lifted in 1951.^[2]

The nominal junction between the Caledonian Railway and the Glasgow and South Western Railway was at the county boundary at Loudounhill Station. The closed line was used to store hundreds of damaged railway waggons that were awaiting repair.^[4]

The line had been intended as a through route between Lanarkshire and Ayrshire, however there was very little traffic along the route as the population in the area was very low. The other stations on the route were closed from September until November 1909 and then again from January 1917 until December 1922. As stated, the last train ran on 10 September 1939, however the official closing date was two weeks later.^[5]

Mid Lanark Lines

Darvel and Strathaven Railway

Legend

Darvel Branch

Loudounhill

County Boundary Junction

Drumclog

Ryeland

Strathaven Central

Hamilton and Strathaven Railway

Mid Lanarks Lines

Strathaven Central station was also on the old Caledonian Railway line to Stonehouse that remained open until 30 October 1965. Larkhall railway station linked with Stonehouse has been re-opened since 2005. The Stonehouse to Strathaven Central line opened on 1 July 1905. Strathaven Central to Stonehouse closed to freight on 7 December 1964 and to passengers on 4 October 1965.^[6]

The Hamilton and Strathaven line

The line from Hamilton via Strathaven North to Strathaven Central closed on 30 September 1945.^[7]

The station

The station had an island platform, there were two booking offices at street level to the north of the station with footbridges down to the lower level platform. Several sidings with a large goods shed (pictured above) were present. The goods shed burned in a blaze on the evening of 14 November 2014, the station master's house is still extant.^[8]^[9]

Hamilton and Strathaven Railway

Locale	Scotland
Dates of operation	6 August 1860 – 25 July 1864
Successor	Caledonian Railway
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Length	10 ¹⁄₄ miles (16.5 km)

Legend

Hamilton Branch

Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton

and Coatbridge Railway

East Kilbride Line

High Blantyre

Hamilton West

Burnbank(GBH&CR)

Hamilton Branch

Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton

and Coatbridge Railway

Meikle Earnock

Quarter

Glassford

Strathaven (Old)

Strathaven North

Mid Lanark Lines

Strathaven Central

Darvel and Strathaven Railway

References

Notes

↑ Stansfield (1997), Page 41
1 2 Wham, page 47
1 2 Stansfield, page 20
↑ Sellar
↑ Stansfield, Page 32
↑ Railbrit Retrieved : 2012-09-15
↑ Stansfield (1997), Page 40
↑ Brownlee, John (15 November 2014). "Mt". eye witness. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Railbrit Retrieved : 2012-09-13

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
Sellar, W.S. & Stevenston, J. L. (1981). The Last Trains. (3) South-West Scotland. Edinburgh : Moorfoot Publishing. ISBN 0-906606-03-9.
Stansfield, Gordon (1997). Lanarkshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree : Stenlake. ISBN 978-1-872074-96-2.
Stansfield, Gordon (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree : Stenlake. ISBN 1-84033-077-5.
Thomas, John (1971). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. V.6, Scotland. David & Charles : Newton Abbot. ISBN 0-7153-5408-6.

External links

S1 Strathaven photograph

Coordinates: 55°40′27″N 4°03′52″W / 55.6743°N 4.0645°W / 55.6743; -4.0645

Historical Scottish railway companies

Primary companies	Caledonian Railway Glasgow and South Western Railway Great North of Scotland Railway Highland Railway North British Railway

Caledonian Railway	Aberdeen Railway Alloa Railway Alyth Arbroath and Forfar Busby Railway Cathcart District Clydesdale Junction Crieff Junction Crieff and Comrie Crieff and Methven Junction Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Dunblane, Doune and Callander Dundee and Perth Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Forfar and Brechin General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Garnkirk and Glasgow Glasgow Central Railway Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Greenock and Wemyss Bay Hamilton and Strathaven Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Leadhills and Wanlockhead Lesmahagow Railway Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie Paisley and Barrhead District Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Polloc and Govan Rutherglen and Coatbridge Scottish Central Scottish Midland Junction Scottish North Eastern Solway Junction Symington, Biggar and Broughton Talla Railway Wishaw and Coltness Lines built by the Caledonian Railway Balerno line CR Cleland and Midcalder CR Main Line CR Douglas Branch CR Hamilton Branch CR Hamiltonhill Branch CR The Switchback Independent lines worked by the Caledonian Railway Callander and Oban Killin Railway

Glasgow and South Western Railway	Ardrossan Railway Ardrossan and Johnstone Ayr and Dalmellington Ayr and Maybole Junction Ayr to Mauchline Ayrshire and Wigtownshire Barrhead Branch Bridge of Weir Railway Cairn Valley Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Castle Douglas and Dumfries Dalry and North Johnstone Darvel Branch Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Greenock and Ayrshire Kilmarnock and Troon Largs Branch Maidens and Dunure Maybole and Girvan Paisley and Renfrew Paisley Canal Line

Great North of Scotland Railway	Aberdeen and Turriff Aboyne and Braemar Alford Valley Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Boddam Branch Deeside Denburn Valley Formartine and Buchan Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction Keith and Dufftown Moray Coast Morayshire St Combs Light Railway Strathspey Railway

Highland Railway	Buckie and Portessie Branch Dingwall and Skye Duke of Sutherland Findhorn Railway Fortrose Branch Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Inverness and Aviemore Direct Inverness and Nairn Inverness and Perth Junction Inverness and Ross-shire Kyle of Lochalsh Extension Perth and Dunkeld Sutherland and Caithness Sutherland Railway Independent lines worked by the Highland Railway Dornoch Light Railway Wick and Lybster Light Railway

North British Railway	Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Anstruther and St Andrews Railway Ballochney Bathgate and Coatbridge Blane Valley Border Counties Railway Border Union Railway Campsie Branch Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock Company Charlestown Railway and Harbour Company Coatbridge Branch Devon Valley Railway Dunfermline and Queensferry East of Fife Railway Edinburgh and Bathgate Edinburgh and Dalkeith Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh and Hawick Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Esk Valley Eyemouth Railway Fife and Kinross Railway Forth and Clyde Junction Gifford and Garvald Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Glasgow City and District Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Glasgow and Milngavie Junction Glasgow, Yoker and Clydebank Kelvin Valley Railway Kincardine Line Kinross-shire Railway Kirkcaldy and District Railway Leadburn, Linton and Dolphinton Leven Railway Leven and East of Fife Railway Macmerry Branch Monkland and Kirkintilloch Monkland Railways Montrose and Bervie Mallaig Extension Newburgh and North Fife Railway (worked by NBR) Newport Railway North Berwick Branch North British, Arbroath and Montrose Peebles Railway The St. Andrews Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Slamannan Slamannan and Borrowstounness Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway West Highland Railway West of Fife Mineral Railway Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness

Joint lines	Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction City Union Dundee and Arbroath Darvel and Strathaven Glasgow and Paisley Joint Glasgow and Renfrew District Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint

Other lines	Brechin and Edzell District Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway Cromarty and Dingwall Light Railway Dundee and Arbroath Hagdale Chromate Railway Invergarry and Fort Augustus Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway Lochaber Narrow Gauge Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Rothesay and Ettrick Bay Light Railway Skye Marble Railway Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway

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