Overtown railway station

Overtown railway station, also known as Overtown Road railway station, served the village of Overtown, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1843 to 1942 on the Wishaw and Coltness Railway.

Overtown
Location	Overtown, North Lanarkshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wishaw and Coltness Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
8 May 1843	First station opened
January 1881	Second station opened as Overtown Waterloo
1 October 1881	First station closed
1886	Second station name changed to Overtown
1 January 1917	Closed
1 January 1919	Reopened
5 October 1942	Closed permanently

History

First station

The first station opened on 8 May 1843 by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway. To the northwest was a private line that served Overtown Station Colliery and Coltness Iron Works. To the south was a dock line. The station disappeared from Bradshaw in March 1848 but reappeared in April 1850. A second station opened in January 1881, rendering this one obsolete so it closed on 1 October 1881.[1][2]

Second station

The second station opened as Overtown Waterloo in January 1881. It was located closer to Waterloo than Overtown, hence the name. It was renamed Overtown in 1886. There were no goods facilities but it had a footbridge and station buildings. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 January 1919, before closing permanently on 5 October 1942.[1][3]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 311. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Overtown [1st]". Railscot. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
3. "RAILSCOT - Overtown [2nd]". Railscot. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wishaw South Line and station closed		Caledonian Railway Wishaw and Coltness Railway		Stirling Road Line and station closed