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Wishaw South railway station

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Wishaw South
General information
LocationWishaw, South Lanarkshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°46′00″N 3°55′50″W / 55.7668°N 3.9305°W / 55.7668; -3.9305
Grid referenceNS789354
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWishaw and Coltness Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
20 March 1841 (1841-03-20)Opened as Wishaw
1 June 1880Renamed Wishaw South
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)Closed

Wishaw South was one of two stations that served the town of Wishaw in Scotland between 1841 and 1958, the other station being Wishaw Central. It was on the Caledonian Main Line, which was later known as the West Coast Main Line.

History

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The station opened on 20 March 1841, on the same day as Overtown station, by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway.[citation needed] It was situated 16 miles south of Glasgow on the West Coast Main Line and was on an embankment.[citation needed] There was also a goods yard that was at ground level with the station, which was used as an oil depot. This was later closed[when?]. The station closed in 1958.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wishaw Central   Caledonian Railway
Main Line 		  Overtown
Line open, station closed
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