Biggar
Location type
StationName and dates
Biggar (1860-1950)Opened on the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway.
Description
This was a station to the south of the village of Biggar. Its remains comprise a very complete set of buildings from a countryside Caledonian Railway station.
There was a single storey building on the original platform, later the eastbound, and a goods yard to the north, approached from the east.
A loop and second platform, the westbound, were added in 1906 and a new signal box erected east of the station building. This replaced an older box from 1891 at the west end. The improvements were made for Highland and Agricultural Society's 1906 Border Show, held in Peebles.
The station closed in 1950 to passengers, the box closed in 1959 and the line survived until 1966 through to Broughton [1st] from Symington [2nd].
The station building, signal box, platform portions, railway cottage and goods shed survive, split between differing owners. Unfortunately a house has been built over the west end of the platforms. The box is 'B' listed.
Local
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
NLS Map
Facilities
Listing: B
| Nearby stations Coulter Symington [2nd] Symington [1st] Thankerton Broughton [2nd] Broughton [1st] Newbigging [Lanarkshire] Lamington Bankhead [Lanarkshire] Dunsyre Carnwath Carstairs Dolphinton [CR] Crook Dolphinton [NB] | Causewayend Siding Wolfclyde Viaduct Quarry Biggar Water Bridge Rachan Junction Rachan Loop Biggar Water Bridge [Talla Railway] Grange Siding Todholes Siding Rachan Catchpoints Tourist/other Biggar Gas Works Museum Coulter Motte Leggatfoot Signal Box Cowgill Lower Reservoir Pettinain Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1847 | Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway Act for a branch to Biggar and Broughton [1st] authorised. Not built at this time. |
News items
| 19/02/2023 | Housing approved on derelict railway line in Biggar [Glasgow World] |
| 28/01/2023 | New homes to be built on an old railway line in Lanarkshire despite concerns [Daily Record] |
Books
 Peebles Railways |  The Railways of Peebles (Through Time) |
