Carstairs Junction

Carstairs Junction
Scottish Gaelic: *Snaim Caisteal Tarrais*
Carstairs Junction Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais;
	Station Road, Carstairs Junction
	Carstairs Junction Location within South Lanarkshire
Population	670 (mid-2020 est.)
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;

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.

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

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