Newmains railway station served the village of Newmains, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1930 on the Cleland to Morningside Line.
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Newmains is a village and former mining community on the eastern edge of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 18 miles south-east of Glasgow.
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Morningside is a small town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located around 3⁄4 mile south of Newmains, and 2+1⁄4 miles east of Wishaw. Morningside's population is 1,090 people. It is a former coal mining village, and formerly had two railway stations. Today, Morningside mainly consists of a modern housing estate with more older houses along the main road.
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Newmains United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the village of Newmains, near the towns of Wishaw and Motherwell. They play their home games at Victoria Park and compete in the West of Scotland League Fourth Division.
Formed in 2006, they are the successors to Coltness United who were formed in 1934. They merged with amateur team Carluke FC in February 2018, keeping the same name
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Morningside railway station served the village of Morningside, North Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1844 to 1930 on the Wilsontown, Morningside and Coltness Railway.
History
The station was opened on 15 May 1867 by the Caledonian Railway. To the north were the goods yard and the signal box, which opened with the station in 1867, and to the south was Coltness Iron Works. The station closed on 1 January 1917, but reopened on 2 June 1919 before closing permanently on 1 December 1930.