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Quarter
The station cottage in 2020
General information
Location	Quarter, South Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55°44′09″N 4°02′34″W / 55.7357°N 4.0429°W / 55.7357; -4.0429
Grid reference	NS718510
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hamilton and Strathaven Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 February 1863 (1863-02-02)	Opened
1 May 1909	Name changed to Quarter Road
1 October 1945 (1945-10-01)	Closed

Quarter railway station served the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 1863 to 1945 on the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway.

History

The station was opened on 2 February 1863 by the Hamilton and Strathaven Railway. On the east side was the goods yard and at the south end was the signal box. There was a siding to the west which served a quarry and a siding to the east, called Fairholm Siding, which served Fairholm Colliery. A new signal box opened to the north in 1907. The station closed on 1 October 1945.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 356. OCLC 931112387.

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