Burnbank railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Burnbank
| status = Disused
| image = Burnbank Station site of 1940046 da2e40a4.jpg
| caption =
| borough = Hamilton, Lanarkshire
| country = Scotland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.7835|-4.0725|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| platforms = 2
| original = Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
| pregroup = North British Railway
| postgroup = LNER
| opened = {{Start date and age|1878|04|01|df=yes}}
as Greenfield
{{Start date and age|1919|06|02|df=yes}}
Re-opened as Burnbank
| closed = {{End date and age|1917|01|01|df=y}}
{{End date and age|1952|10|01|df=y}}
}}
Burnbank railway station was a railway station that served the suburb of Burnbank in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. It is one of several railway stations to have served Hamilton, and one of three to be closed permanently.
History
The station was opened on 1 April 1878 as Greenfield, and was later renamed Burnbank.Butt (1995), page 109Butt (1995), page 48 The station closed on 1 January 1917, but re-opened again on 2 June 1919 along with others on the line (with the exception of Peacock Cross).
Originally it was served by the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway, and later, the North British Railway. Under the Railways Act 1921, the NBR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) who continued to serve the line. Burnbank saw trains going to and from Hamilton. The LNER was nationalized under the Transport Act 1947 and became part of British Railways who also continued to serve the line until 1952.
Just north of the station there was a spur to Burnbank goods depot.
Today
No trace of Burnbank station remains. The remains of the trackbed and presumably the platforms were still visible in the 1980s, at which time the land was landscaped and houses built upon. However, while traces of the station are gone, the line's history still remains visible with old bridges still remaining in and around the area.
{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{rail line
|previous = {{Stnlnk|Bothwell}}
|next = {{Stnlnk|Peacock Cross}}
|route = Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway
North British Railway
|col = {{NBR colour}} |lightcol={{NBR light}} }}
{{s-end}}
References
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=Sources=
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{Jowett-Atlas}}
- {{cite web | url = http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#269,656,1 | title = Burnbank station on navigable OS map | accessdate = 19 January 2012 }}
Category:Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952
Category:Former North British Railway stations
Category:Buildings and structures in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire