Broomhouse railway stationWignal (1983), Page 10 was opened in 1878 at

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in the

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area of

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on the old

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between

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and

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. The miner's rows at Boghall were close to the station site.

History

The station was opened by the

North British Railway The North British Railway was a British railway company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, and from the outset the company followe ...

to serve the

area in 1878 on the

route. The route was also known as the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

's Hamilton Branch. It closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1927 and to freight in 1953, having been previously closed to passengers between 1917 and 1919 as a wartime economy. The line was closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964. Passenger trains continued to run to Bothwell until 4 July 1955.

Infrastructure

A signal box that controlled the colliery line lay at the south end of the station on the north side, replaced in 1914 and closed in 1960. Daldowie and Broomhouse collieries lay nearby to the north and south respectively, and crossovers on the double-track line in the area of the station allowed for the movement of waggons for these customers. There was a siding to a brickworks.Broomhouse Community Council
/ref> The ticket office and waiting room were on the south platform, and a shelter on the north and a pedestrian footbridge were present.Lanarkshire Sheet VII.SW (includes: Glasgow; Old Monkland) Publication date:1899. Date revised: 1897.
/ref>Lanarkshire VII.14 (Bothwell; Glasgow; Old Monkland) Publication date:1913. Revised:1910. Levelled:1910
/ref> The line to the west cut over the

Caledonian Railway The Caledonian Railway (CR) was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century with the objective of forming a link between English railways and Glasgow. It progressively extended its network and reached Edinburgh an ...

Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway was a railway line in Scotland built by the Caledonian Railway to shorten the route from the Coatbridge area to Glasgow. It opened in 1865. It was later extended to Airdrie in 1886, competing with the riva ...

line.

Remains on site

A road now runs across the old station site.

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Disused railway stations in Glasgow Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1927 Former North British Railway stations {{Glasgow-railstation-stub