| Auchengray | |
|---|---|
 Site of Auchengray Railway Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Auchengray, South Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°45′48″N 3°36′36″W / 55.7634°N 3.6100°W / 55.7634; -3.6100 |
| Grid reference | NS989533 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Caledonian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 February 1848 | Station opens |
| 18 April 1966 | Station closes |
Auchengray railway station was just outside Auchengray, a hamlet in the Parish of Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line.
It is near Tarbrax and Woolfords. The Wilsontown Ironworks Branch ran from just to the north.
There is now no station convenient for Auchengray.
History
Opened by the Caledonian Railway 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.
The site today
Trains pass at speed on the West Coast Main Line but there is no station at the site now.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnwath | Caledonian Railway Main Line to Edinburgh |
Cobbinshaw | ||
| Terminus | Caledonian Railway Wilsontown Ironworks Branch |
Haywood | ||
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