Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway

Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway

Stations (west to east) Station in bold are still open Greenside Junction Coatdyke Airdrie Drumgelloch Clarkston Plains Caldercruix Forrestfield West Craigs Armadale Bathgate (Upper)

The Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway was a railway built by the Monkland Railways, which was opened on 28 July 1863. The line was absorbed into the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 31 July 1865. The following day (1 August 1865), the line became part of the North British Railway.

The line is also known as the "New Monkland Line". It was built by the Monkland Railways.

The last regular passenger train along this route between Glasgow and Edinburgh ran on 8 January 1956. Freight services continued until February 1982, with the line being subsequently lifted.

Connections to other lines

• At Greenside Junction (between Coatbridge Sunnyside and Coatdyke to the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
• At Brownieside Junction to the Ballochney Railway
• At West Craigs to the Shotts branch of Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway
• At Polkemmet Junction to the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway

The Future

There are currently proposals to reopen the line providing an additional route between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

References

• Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link
• RAILSCOT article