Calder railway station

Calder
Calder
General information
Location	Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′25″N 4°00′27″W / 55.8569°N 4.0075°W
Grid reference	NS744644
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1886	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
1 March 1919	Reopened
3 May 1943	Closed permanently

Calder railway station served the town of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1943 on the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. It had a goods yard that was served by a siding to the west. This siding also served Union Tube Works. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 March 1919, before closing permanently on 3 May 1943.^[1] The platforms are only partially intact.^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 103. OCLC 931112387.
^ "RAILSCOT - Calder". Railscot. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Airdrie (CR) Line and station closed		Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway		Whifflet Upper 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. 103. OCLC 931112387.

[CalderStationInfo-2] "RAILSCOT - Calder". Railscot. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

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