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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Whifflet Upper Railway Station

Whifflet Upper railway station served the village of Whifflet, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1886 to 1964 on the Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway.

History

The station opened as Whifflet High Level on 1 June 1886 by the Caledonian Railway. To the southeast was Whifflet High Level signal box. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened in March 1919. The station's name was changed to Whifflet Upper on 7 November 1953. It closed on 5 October 1964.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Calder
Line and station closed
  Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway   Langloan
Line and station closed

55°51′22″N 4°01′19″W / 55.8560°N 4.0219°W / 55.8560; -4.0219