Gartsherrie [M and K]
Location type
StationName and dates
Gartsherrie [M and K] (1831-1849)Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Opened on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.Opened on the Gartsherrie Ironworks and Railways (William Baird & Co).
Opened on the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway.
Description
This station opened on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway just east of the junction formed with the opening of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway in 1831.
It was probably a two platform station, as suggested by later maps of 1860 which show a building on the northbound/westbound platform.
The Gartsherrie Inn was opened just to the west of the station, on the south side of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway. It was on the southbound platform of the later Gartsherrie station, with a strange orientation due to its alignment with the original line.
The M&K station was closed in 1849 and its remains obliterated by subsequent addition of sidings. Nothing remains today.
Tags
Station junctionExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
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12/04/2020
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