Carstairs Junction

Carstairs Junction (Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais) is a village in South Lanarkshire. Taking its name from the village of Carstairs and nearby railway junction, the village grew around the railway station which opened in 1848. In 2011 it had a population of 747.^[2]

Population670 (2020)^[1]

OSgridreferenceNS951454

London393 miles (632 km)

Community council

• Carstairs

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Carstairs Junction Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais
Station Road, Carstairs Junction
Carstairs Junction Location within South Lanarkshire
Interactive map of Carstairs Junction
Population	670 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	NS951454
• Edinburgh	29 miles (47 km)
• London	393 miles (632 km)
Community council	Carstairs
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANARK
Postcode district	ML11
Dialling code	01555
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Lanark and Hamilton East
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale
List of places UK Scotland 55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349

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The village has a primary school, Carstairs Junction Primary School.^[3] A church, Pettinain Church, is Category B listed.^[4]