Kirkhill Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Kirkhill Junction (1904-1966)Opened on the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.
Opened on the Glasgow Central Railway.
Description
This junction was east of Kirkhill station and Kirkhill Tunnel. Here the line from Ardrossan North (and today from Neilston) divided into routes to Newton and Carmyle. The junction was in a cutting directly east of the tunnel.
The Newton portion allowed iron ore imported through Ardrossan to reach the Lanarkshire iron works such as Dalzell (via Motherwell) and Gartsherrie Iron Works (via Bellshill and Whifflet Lower]).
The Carmyle portion allowed approach to the Clyde Iron Works and Govan Iron Works from the east, this direction suiting their respective reception sidings. This fork met the existing Glasgow Central Railway's portion from Carmyle to Newton at Westburn Junction.
Kirkhill Junction's signal box was on the south side of the junction. Both routes had trailing crossovers to the east of the junction.
The box closed in 1961 when taken over by Cathcart Power Box.
The junction closed in 1966 when the line from Kirkhill Junction to Westburn Junction closed. The Newton route remains in use tofay as an electrified double track railway.
Tags
Junction| Nearby stations Kirkhill Cambuslang Newton Newton [1st] Carmyle Burnside Tollcross Mount Vernon Calderwood Glen Platform Mount Vernon North Broomhouse Rutherglen [2nd] Calderpark Halt Rutherglen [1st] Rutherglen | Kirkhill Tunnel Gateside Junction Gateside Colliery Newton PW Depot Kirkhill Colliery Kirkhill Goods Westburn Colliery Gilbertfield Colliery and Brick Works Newton West Junction Pit Clyde Nail Works Westburn Steel Works Newton Kirkhill Junction Tourist/other Busheyhill Signal Box Westburn Souh Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
