Location type

Junction

Names and dates

Dolphinton Junction (1867-1972)
Carstairs East Junction (1972-)

Station code: National Rail ScotRail
Opened on the Caledonian Railway.
Opened on the Dolphinton Branch (Caledonian Railway).

Description

The 1867 Dolphinton [CR] line started from a junction which allowed trains from Carstairs station to join the branch. A box opened with the junction. The Dolphinton branch severed the south to east 1848 curve (out of use from around 1860) and a replacement curve was built from Strawfrank Junction to Dolphinton Junction in 1872.

The Dolphinton line closed in 1952 but the box remained in use due to the curve to Strawfrank.

The junction was renamed with a more appropriate name during electrification of the route. The box closed in 1972, replaced by a temporary box at Carstairs.

Tags

Junction 10/07/2019

Nearby stations Carstairs Carstairs Hospital Carnwath Bankhead [Lanarkshire] Cleghorn Newbigging [Lanarkshire] Lanark Racecourse Lanark Thankerton Auchengray Sandilands [Lanarkshire] Wilsontown Haywood Symington [2nd] Symington [1st]	Carstairs South Junction Carstairs Shed Lampits Junction Float Viaduct Carstairs No 1 Signal Box Sand Pit Float Junction Carstairs Mains Strawfrank Watertroughs Carstairs Sand Pit Signal Box Sand Pit Pettinain Signal Box Grange Siding Ravenstruther Tourist/other Montieth House
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.