Fallside railway station

Fallside
General information
LocationUddingston, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 August 1872 (1872-08-01)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 May 1919Reopened
3 August 1953 (1953-08-03)Permanently closed

Fallside railway station served the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1873 to 1953 on the Clydesdale Junction section of the Caledonian main line.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1872 by the Caledonian Railway. To the north east was the signal box as well as numerous collieries and work sites, one being Bothwell Park Brick Works. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 May 1919, before closing permanently on 3 August 1953.[1]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Motherwell
Line closed, station open 		  Clydesdale Junction line   Uddingston
Line closed, station open
Bothwell (CR)[2]
Line closed, station closed 		  Bothwell line   Uddingston
Line closed, station open
Uddingston
Line and station open 		  West Coast Main Line   Motherwell
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 168
  2. ^ "Timetable, Bradshaw's Railway Guide, 1910". www.babel.hathitrust.org. p. 880.

55°49′09″N 4°03′42″W / 55.8192°N 4.0616°W / 55.8192; -4.0616


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