Langloan railway station

Langloan
Langloan
	The site of the station, looking east towards Kirkwood, in 2014
General information
Location	Langloan, North Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°51′14″N 4°02′33″W / 55.8538°N 4.0426°W
Grid reference	NS722641
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
8 January 1866	Opened
5 October 1964	Closed

Langloan railway station served the suburb of Langloan, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1866 from 1964 on the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway.

History edit

The station opened on 8 January 1866 by the Caledonian Railway. To the west was the Langloan Weights signal box and to the north was the goods yard. The station closed on 5 October 1964.^[1]^[2]

References edit

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 245. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links edit

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Whifflet Upper Line open, station closed		Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway		Baillieston Line and station open

[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 245. OCLC 931112387.

[Butt-2] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

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