Braidwood railway station

Disused railway station in Braidwood, South Lanarkshire

55°42′55″N 3°50′01″W / 55.7153°N 3.8337°W / 55.7153; -3.8337Grid referenceNS849484Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCaledonian RailwayPre-groupingCaledonian RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)Key datesAugust 1848 (1848-08)Opened2 July 1962Closed to passengers6 July 1964 (1964-07-06)Closed to goods

Braidwood railway station served the village of Braidwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1848 to 1962 on the Caledonian main line.

History

The station opened in August 1848 by the Caledonian Railway. To the west was the goods yard with sidings that served Nellfield Saw Mills. To the east was the signal box and more sidings, one to the north serving Meadow Brick Works. The station closed to passengers on 2 July 1962[1] and closed to goods traffic on 6 July 1964.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 86. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Braidwood Station, with train © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Cleghorn
Line open, station closed 		  Caledonian main line   Carluke
Line and station open


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