Mossend International Railfreight Park (previously known as Mossend Railhead) is a freight-handling station in
Mossend
Mossend is a small town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, located on the A775 road to the immediate east of its 'sister town' Bellshill, west of the villages of Holytown and New Stevenston, north of the larger town of Motherwell and south of the E ...
, Scotland. It is situated across the line from the
Mossend EuroTerminal
Mossend EuroTerminal is a freight-handling station in Mossend. It is situated across the line from the Mossend Railhead.
History
In 1991, the site was selected by British Rail for the only Scottish facility for handling freight arriving in G ...
.
History
Plans to expand the facility were rejected by
North Lanarkshire Council
North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also ...
in 2014, but the decision was overturned by Scottish ministers the following year. The council subsequently challenged the decision at the
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary. The Court of Session sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh ...
, where in 2016 the judge ruled in its favour, stating that the Scottish ministers had not given adequate reasoning for overturning the original decision to reject the project.
In 2018, the facility was re-branded as the ''Mossend International Railfreight Park''.
The first phase of the expansion project was approved by the local council in May 2021.
Future
There are plans to expand the facility. Once complete, the facility will operate 24 hours per day and be capable of handling 16 trains each day.
Operation
The facility is operated by Peter D. Stirling Ltd.
References
External links
Mossend International Railfreight Park website
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Transport in North Lanarkshire
Rail yards in the United Kingdom
Bellshill
Rail transport in Scotland