Shotts
Location type
StationName and dates
Shotts (1869-)Station code: SHS National Rail ScotRail
Where: North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Opened on the Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway).
Open on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Shotts.
Description
This is a two platform station, the station for which the Cleland to Kirknewton line is known as the Shotts line. The station has a car park on its south side (westbound platform) and ramp access via a long bridge on its north side (eastbound platform). An original stone built station building survives on the westbound platform.
There was formerly a small stone built building on the eastbound platform and a goods yard to the south of the station, approached from the west (and also serving Calderhead foundry and Calderhead Colliery). The goods yard site is now housing.
The station was west of the Shotts Iron Works and to the east a line of the North British Railway passed overhead. Further east again was Shotts Iron Works Signal Box and a small yard for access to the iron works' own Shotts Iron Co railways.
The signal box opened with the station and line. The box was located at the west end on the south side of the station throat. It was replaced in 1890 and closed in 1981.
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Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
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01/03/2021
| Nearby stations Blackhall Hartwood Headlesscross Davies Dykes Fauldhouse Fauldhouse and Crofthead Newmains Morningside [NBR] Morningside [1st] Morningside [CR] Cleland Westcraigs Stirling Road Cambusnethan Forrestfield | Hall Colliery Shotts Iron Works Shotts Loops Curryside Colliery Shotts East Goods Calderhead Colliery Pit No 1 Northfield Colliery Coal and Ironstone Pit Greystonelee Colliery Hillhouserigg Coal and Ironstone Pit Stane Colliery Shotts Iron Works Reversing Spur Hillhouseridge Oil Works Coal and Ironstone Pit Tourist/other Hawkwoodburn Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1869 | Cleland and Midcalder Line (Caledonian Railway) Calderhead branch not built. (The area to north of Shotts already well served by lines now owned by the North British Railway.) |
| 06/01/1869 | Wilsontown Branch (Caledonian Railway) Branch extended west from Wilsontown to Climpy Colliery. Extension to Shotts abandoned. |
| 01/10/1878 | Uddingston Junction to Fullwood Junction (Caledonian Railway) Uddingston Junction to Fullwood Junction opened for goods. This new line would allow trains from the Shotts route to approach Glasgow Central (under construction) rather than Buchanan Street. |
| 01/05/1879 | Uddingston Junction to Fullwood Junction (Caledonian Railway) Mossend branch opened for passengers from Uddingston Junction to Fullwood Junction. Associated with the impending opening of Glasgow Central and the diversion of trains from Edinburgh Princes Street via Shotts from Buchanan Street. |
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