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This was a two platform station. It was the first station in Wishaw.

A goods yard was on the south west side of the line, approached from the north west. There was a single road stone built shed.

The R Y Pickering Wagon Works was to the south, served by a siding which started from the goods yard line and ran south. This had also served Green Colliery.

The Wishaw Steel Works was to the north west, on the south west side of the line. This was linked to the Wishaw Iron Works with a private line, part of the Wishaw Estate Railway, which passed under the main line. The steel works was served by a siding approached from Wishaw Iron Works Signal Box.

The station became Wishaw South on the opening of the Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway) when Wishaw Central opened to the north.

The Wishaw Steel Works became RNSD Wishaw.

The station closed to passengers in 1958. The signal box closed in 1972.

Wishaw Oil Depot opened in the station goods yard. It is now closed.

Nothing remains of the station. The line remains open, used by long distance high speed trains.

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