Rawyards railway station

Rawyards
Rawyards
General information
Location	Rawyards, North Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′31″N 3°58′18″W / 55.8752°N 3.9717°W
Grid reference	NS767664
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Ballochney Railway
Pre-grouping	Monkland Railways; North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
March 1845	Opened
1 May 1930	Closed

Rawyards railway station served the area of Rawyards, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1845 to 1930 on the Ballochney Railway.

History

The station was opened in March 1845 by the Ballochney Railway. Opposite the platform was the western signal box, which was known as 'Rawyards West', and to the northeast was the Eastern signal box. Both of them opened on 1888. The eastern signal box controlled access to the goods yard and Rawyards Wagon Works. It was also known as Clarkston Junction in the 1867 edition of the handbook of stations. The station closed on 1 May 1930.^[1]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 359. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Airdrie Leaend Line and station closed		Ballochney Railway		Clarkston (Lanarkshire) 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. 359. OCLC 931112387.

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