Bankend is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located near the villages of

Braehead Braehead ( sco, Braeheid, Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Ceann a' Bhruthaich'') is a commercial development located at the former site of Braehead Power Station in Renfrew on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrew, Renfrewshire. It is particu ...

Coalburn Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead. History The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the ea ...

and Cumberhead.

History

Sometime after the opening of

Coalburn railway station Coalburn railway station served Coalburn, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Brita ...

in 1891, Bankend railway station opened. It was the

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of the

Coalburn Branch The Coalburn Branch was a branch line constructed by the Caledonian Railway from Lesmahagow railway station to Bankend railway station. It was the main branch of the Lesmahagow Railway. History Coalburn Branch (1856-1968) *1 December 186 ...

, and closed in July 1926. There was also a Bankend Tramway around the same time. As a result of

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coal mining, the mining village of Bankend was obliterated.

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Villages in South Lanarkshire {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub

History

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