Larkhall East railway station

Larkhall East
General information
Location	Larkhall, Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.74556°N 3.96641°W / 55.74556; -3.96641
Grid reference	NS767523
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 December 1866 (1866-12-01)	Opened as Larkhall
1 June 1905	Name changed to Larkhall East
January 1941	Closed
July 1945	Reopened
10 September 1951 (1951-09-10)	Closed

Larkhall East railway station served the town of Larkhall, in the historical county of Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1866 to 1951 on the Lesmahagow Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1866 by the Caledonian Railway. On the northbound line was the station building with a waiting room on the southbound line, to the east of the platforms was the goods yard and at the east end of the station was the signal box. 'East' was added to the stations name on 1 June 1905 when Larkhall Central opened. The signal box closed in 1940 when the line was singled. It was known as Larkhall East Halt in the 1941 edition of the handbook of stations. The station closed in January 1941 but reopened in July 1945, before closing permanently on 10 September 1951, although it was still used in July 1960 by the Orange Order for their annual walks to commemorate the Battle of Boyne.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ferniegair Line partially open; station open		Caledonian Railway Lesmahagow Railway		Dalserf Line and station closed

External links

• RAILSCOT - Larkhall East