Longriggend railway station

Longriggend railway station was a railway station serving the village of Longriggend, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was part of the Slamannan Railway which amalgamated with several other local railways to form the Monkland Railways.

Longriggend
General information
Location	Longriggend, North Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.9094°N 3.8887°W / 55.9094; -3.8887
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Slamannan Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
31 August 1840	Opened
1 May 1930	Closed

History

The station opened in 1840 when the Slamannan Railway opened and closed to passengers on 1 May 1930.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Slamannan Line and station closed		North British Railway Slamannan Railway		Arden Line and station closed

References

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.