Caldercruix
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Caldercruix is a semi rural village in North Lanarkshire
, Scotland
.The nearest major town is Airdrie 5 miles away.The village is about 17 miles east of Glasgow and 30 miles west of Edinburgh.Caldercruix developed in the 19th century as the papermaking and mining industries grew. The village is situated by the North Calder Water and takes its name from the bends or crooks (cruix) in the river.
The local Church of Scotland
congregation is Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church.
was on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
. It closed to passengers in 1956. This railway line has now re-opened and allows trains to run from Glasgow - Edinburgh without changing trains. The railway opened 12th of December 2010 but the opening of Caldercruix station (alongside Drumgelloch
and Armadale
was postponed due to bad weather conditions. Caldercruix station finally re-opened on 13th February 2011 after 55 years.
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
, 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...
.The nearest major town is Airdrie 5 miles away.The village is about 17 miles east of Glasgow and 30 miles west of Edinburgh.Caldercruix developed in the 19th century as the papermaking and mining industries grew. The village is situated by the North Calder Water and takes its name from the bends or crooks (cruix) in the river.
The local Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
congregation is Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church.
Railway
Caldercruix railway stationCaldercruix railway station
Caldercruix railway station is a railway station seving Caldercruix, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.-History:The station was originally opened as part of the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway on 11 August 1862 and closed on 9 January 1956.-Reopening:...
was on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway
The Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway, also known as the "New Monkland Line", was built by Monkland Railways. It opened on 28 July 1863. The line was absorbed into the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 31 July 1865...
. It closed to passengers in 1956. This railway line has now re-opened and allows trains to run from Glasgow - Edinburgh without changing trains. The railway opened 12th of December 2010 but the opening of Caldercruix station (alongside Drumgelloch
Drumgelloch railway station
Drumgelloch railway station was a railway station serving Drumgelloch, an eastern suburb of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station was managed by First ScotRail and was the eastern terminus of the North Clyde Line, 20 km east of from May 1989 to May 2010.-History:The station was...
and Armadale
Armadale railway station, West Lothian
Armadale railway station is a railway station serving Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland. It is served by trains on the North Clyde Line.-History:...
was postponed due to bad weather conditions. Caldercruix station finally re-opened on 13th February 2011 after 55 years.