Burnbank
Location type
StationNames and dates
Greenfield (1878-1902)Burnbank (1902-1952)
Opened on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.
Description
This was a two platform station south of Blantyre Junction [NBR] and north of Burnbank Junction (Burnbank Signal Box. This had a small station building on the northbound platform and a shelter on the southbound. It was located in a cutting.
Greenfield was the name of the immediate area and nearby collieries, Burnbank being the area slightly further east, but as the Burnbank name was applied to the area the station was renamed.
Tags
Station04/08/2020
| Nearby stations Peacock Cross Hamilton West Blantyre Foundry Blantyre Hamilton [NBR] Bothwell [North British] High Blantyre Bothwell [CR] Hamilton Central Meikle Earnock Halt Bothwell Park Halt Calderwood Glen Platform Fallside Uddingston East Ferniegair [1st] | Greenfield Colliery Pits Nos 1 and 2 Strathaven Junction Strathaven Junction Yard C W Ireland Works Craighead Yard [Empty] Whitehill Wagon Works Greenfield Shed Whitehill Pit Blantyre Junction [NBR] Burnbank Signal Box Auchinraith Junction [NBR] Earnock Sidings Craighead BP Chemicals Siding Hamilton Engine Sheds Junction Wellhall Colliery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/04/1878 | Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Line opened to passengers. Stations at Uddingston [NB], Bothwell [North British], Greenfield (later re-named as Burnbank), Hamilton Peacock Cross and Hamilton [NBR]. |
| 19/07/1888 | Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Burnbank signal box opened. |
| 05/01/1941 | Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway Burnbank signal box closed. |
Books
 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series) |  Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
