Peacock Cross | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.7769°N -4.0568°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | North British Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Events: | Opened as Hamilton Peacocks Cross |
Years1: | 1882 |
Events1: | Name changed to Peacock Cross |
Events2: | Closed |
Peacock Cross railway station served the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1878 to 1917 on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway.
The station opened as Hamilton Peacock Cross on 1 November 1878 by the North British Railway. Nearby were various collieries nearby: Allanshaw, Fairhill, Cadzow and Bent collieries. However, the station only served Allanshaw colliery. To the east was Allanshaw signal box. The station's name changed to Peacock Cross in 1882. It closed on 1 January 1917.[1]