Uddingston West railway station

For other uses, see Uddingston railway station and Uddingston East railway station.

Uddingston West railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton.

Uddingston West
General information
Location	Uddingston, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.8276°N 4.0866°W / 55.8276; -4.0866
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1883	Opened as Uddingston[1]
1 January 1917	Closed[1]
2 June 1919	Re-opened[1]
4 July 1955	Closed[1]

History

Uddingston West was opened in 1883^[1] on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway. It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919.^[1] Uddingston West was closed on 4 July 1955.^[1] The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964.

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Maryville		North British Railway Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway		Uddingston East

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 237

Sources

• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.