Abington railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Abington railway station was a station which served Abington, in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. There is now no station convenient for Abington.

History

The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 15 February 1848 when it opened the line from Template:Rws to Template:Rws.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

The station had two through platforms connected by a footbridge, several sidings and a goods shed, the yard was equipped with a 3 ton crane and was able to accommodate live stock, horse boxes and cattle vans.Template:Sfn In 1850 the station saw four passenger trains in each direction (two on Sundays) providing easy routes to Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws.Template:Sfn

The station was host to a LMS caravan in 1935 and 1936 and possibly one in 1937.Template:Sfn The station closed on 4 January 1965 when the local passenger services were withdrawn.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Since 6 May 1974 the line through the station site has been electrified with overhead wires at 25 kV AC.Template:Sfn The station site is now the location of passing loops to enable slower trains to be overtaken, there is an engineers yard on the west side of the line.Template:Sfn

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Crawford Line open; Station closed		Caledonian Railway Main Line		Lamington Line open; Station closed References Notes Sources Template:Bradshaw-1850March Further reading External links RAILSCOT on Caledonian Railway Abington railway station on navigable O.S. map