This pit was served from the North Monkland Railway by a siding which ran from the north side of the line, approached from the east. The connection was not far west of North Monkland Junction.
Nearby, and without connection, was Southfield Colliery Pit No 3.
The colliery was closed by 1910.
A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series) | The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways |