The Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway was a railway company in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 that was formed to run trains between Shettleston

Shettleston

Shettleston is a district in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. Like many of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village on its outer edge. Today Shettleston lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead to the west, and Baillieston to the east, and is about 2 and a...

 and Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...

.

History

The railway was incorporated on 16 July 1874.

The line opened between and on 1 November 1877 for goods traffic and passenger on 1 April 1878. The branch line to Whifflet opened on 1 November 1878 for goods and 1 May 1879 for passengers.

It was however absorbed by the North British Railway

North British Railway

The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...

 on 2 August 1878, previously having asked the NBR to assist earlier in 1878.

Connections to other lines

• Coatbridge Branch
  Coatbridge Branch (NBR)
  The Coatbridge Branch was a railway that ran between Bellgrove in the east end of Glasgow and Coatbridge and built by the North British Railway, which in turn became part of the LNER on 1 January 1923.-History:...
  
   of the North British Railway
  North British Railway
  The North British Railway was a Scottish railway company that was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923.-History:...
  
   at
• Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
  Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway
  The Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway was a railway that ran between Airdrie and Rutherglen and built by the Caledonian Railway, which in turn became part of the LMS on 1 July 1923.-Openings:*20 September 1865 - Rutherglen East to Calder for freight traffic...
  
  at