Abington railway station
Abington | |
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Location | |
Place | Abington |
Area | South Lanarkshire |
Coordinates | 55°29′31″N 3°41′08″W / 55.492°N 3.6856°WCoordinates: 55°29′31″N 3°41′08″W / 55.492°N 3.6856°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Caledonian Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
15 February 1848 | Station opens[1] |
4 January 1965 | Station closes[1] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Abington railway station was a station which served 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. There is now no station convenient for Abington.
History
Opened by the Caledonian Railway[1] it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Crawford Line open; Station closed |
Caledonian Railway Main Line |
Lamington Line open; Station closed |
The site today
Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line but there is no station at the site now. The station site is now the location of passing loops to enable slower trains to be recessed to allow faster trains to pass.
References
Notes
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Caledonian Railway
- Abington railway station on navigable O.S. map
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