Biggar railway station served the town of

Biggar, South Lanarkshire Biggar ( gd, Bigear ) is a town and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the Southern Uplands near the River Clyde on the A702. The closest towns are Lanark and Peebles. Details The town was once served by the Symington, Biggar a ...

, Scotland from 1860 to 1950 on the

Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway was a railway company in southern Scotland. It built a line connecting Biggar, and later Peebles, to the main line railway at Symington. It was taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1861, and was c ...

History

The station was opened on 5 November 1860 by the

. It was enlarged in 1906 to coincide with the Royal Highland Show in Peebles. A second track was laid, which meant that a footbridge and a second platform were built as well as a waiting room. The goods yard later formed part of Cuthbertson's engineering works. The station was closed on 5 June 1950, although it continued to be used for schools until 14 August of the same year.

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Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950 1860 establishments in Scotland 1950 disestablishments in Scotland Biggar, South Lanarkshire {{SouthLanarkshire-railstation-stub