Wishaw North Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Wishaw North Junction (1901-)Opened on the Wishaw, Cambusnethan and Coltness Line (Caledonian Railway).
Opened on the Wishaw Deviation (Caledonian Railway).
Description
This junction is to the north east of Wishaw station. It is where a short connecting line from Shieldmuir North Junction meets the line coming south from Holytown Junction and allows a local passenger train going south from Motherwell to serve Wishaw station.
Wishaw station dates from 1880 and it better placed than its predecessor Wishaw [1st].
The junction opened with the 1901 Wishaw, Cambusnethan and Coltness Line (Caledonian Railway) of which the connection to Shieldmuir is the only remaining portion.
The signal box, on the west side of the line mid way between the north junction and station, opened in 1897.
Close to the junction was a connection to the Belhaven Works, on the south side of the connection and served from the Shieldmuir direction.
In 1950 Wishaw North Junction box took over Wishaw South Junction box.
The box closed in 1973, replaced by the Motherwell Signalling Centre. The connection over to Shieldmuir was singled.
| Nearby stations Wishaw Wishaw South Shieldmuir Flemington Cambusnethan Overtown [1st] Overtown [2nd] Cleland [1st] Cleland Airbles Motherwell Junction Carfin Motherwell [1st] Larkhall East Newmains | Heathery Col Pit No 2 Atlantic Works Stenton Iron and Steel Works Wishaw Cement Works Berryhill Coal Pit No 1 Wishaw Iron Works Wishaw Ironstone Pit RNSD Wishaw Wishaw Steel Works Whitegates Engineering Works Wishaw Coal Pit Royal Mail Scottish Distribution Centre Wishaw Coal Pit Wishaw Brick Works Tourist/other Shieldmuir South Junction |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
