Peacock Cross railway station

Peacock Cross
Peacock Cross
General information
Location	Hamilton, South Lanarkshire; Scotland
Coordinates	55°46′37″N 4°03′24″W / 55.7769°N 4.0568°W
Grid reference	NS710556
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Key dates
1 November 1878	Opened as Hamilton Peacocks Cross
1882	Name changed to Peacock Cross
1 January 1917	Closed

Peacock Cross railway station served the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1878 to 1917 on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened as Hamilton Peacock Cross on 1 November 1878 by the North British Railway. Nearby were various collieries nearby: Allanshaw, Fairhill, Cadzow and Bent collieries. However, the station only served Allanshaw colliery. To the east was Allanshaw signal box. The station's name changed to Peacock Cross in 1882. It closed on 1 January 1917.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 334. OCLC 931112387.

External links[edit]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Burnbank Line and station closed		North British Railway Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway		Hamilton (NBR) Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 334. OCLC 931112387.

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