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Uddingston East railway station

Coordinates: 55°49′19″N 4°04′35″W / 55.8220°N 4.0763°W / 55.8220; -4.0763
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Uddingston East
General information
LocationUddingston, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°49′19″N 4°04′35″W / 55.8220°N 4.0763°W / 55.8220; -4.0763
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 April 1878Opened as Uddingston[1]
1 January 1917Closed[1]
2 June 1919Re-opened[1]
28 February 1953Renamed as Uddingston East[1][2]
4 July 1955Closed[2]

Uddingston East railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

History

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Uddingston was opened on 1 April 1878[1] on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway. It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919.[1] Following nationalisation the station was renamed as Uddingston East to avoid confusion with the nearby Clydesdale Junction Railway station of the same name on 28 February 1953.[2] Uddingston East was closed two years later on 4 July 1955.[2] The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.

Services

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Uddingston West   North British Railway
Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
  Bothwell

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Butt (1995), page 236
  2. ^ a b c d Butt (1995), page 237

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • "Uddingston stations on navigible OS Map". Retrieved 14 November 2011.