Английская Википедия:Douglas West railway station

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Douglas West railway station served the village of Douglas West, South Lanarkshire in Scotland between 1896 and 1964.

History

The railway line between Шаблон:Stnlnk (then called Douglas) and Шаблон:Stnlnk was built by the Lanark Railway, and it opened for goods on 1 January 1873; passenger services were introduced on 1 June 1874.[1] The Muirkirk and Lesmahagow Junction Railway (M&LJR), which was a line Шаблон:Convert long connecting the Lanark Railway at Poneil Junction with the Lesmahagow Railway at Шаблон:Stnlnk, opened for goods on 2 April 1883; passenger services being introduced in 1894.[2]

The station at Douglas West was opened on 1 October 1896 by the Caledonian Railway,[3] which had absorbed the Lanark Railway, the Lesmahagow Railway and the M&LJR.[1][2][4] It was situated to the south-west of Poneil Junction, where the former Lanark Railway line was met by the former M&LJR line.[5] There were two platforms connected by a footbridge; close to the southbound platform was a signal box and behind that a goods shed.

Passenger services over the former M&LJR line were withdrawn on 11 September 1939.[2]

The station was closed by British Railways on 5 October 1964.[6]

References

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External links

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