Whifflet Upper railway station

Whifflet Upper
Whifflet Upper
General information
Location	Whifflet, North Lanarkshire; Scotland
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 June 1886	Opened as Whifflet High Level
1 January 1917	Closed
1 March 1919	Reopened
7 November 1953	Name changed to Whifflet Upper
5 October 1964	Closed

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

History[edit]

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.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC 931112387.

External links[edit]

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

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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. 425. OCLC 931112387.

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