Douglas West railway station served the village of Douglas West,

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in Scotland between 1896 and 1964.

History

The railway line between (then called Douglas) and was built by the Lanark Railway, and it opened for goods on 1 January 1873; passenger services were introduced on 1 June 1874. The Muirkirk and Lesmahagow Junction Railway (M&LJR), which was a line long connecting the Lanark Railway at Poneil Junction with the Lesmahagow Railway at , opened for goods on 2 April 1883; passenger services being introduced in 1894. The station at Douglas West was opened on 1 October 1896 by the Caledonian Railway, which had absorbed the Lanark Railway, the Lesmahagow Railway and the M&LJR. It was situated to the south-west of Poneil Junction, where the former Lanark Railway line was met by the former M&LJR line. There were two platforms connected by a footbridge; close to the southbound platform was a signal box and behind that a goods shed. Passenger services over the former M&LJR line were withdrawn on 11 September 1939. The station was closed by

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on 5 October 1964.

References

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Douglas West Station on navigable O.S. map
{{rail end Disused railway stations in South Lanarkshire Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1896 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in Scotland