title: Hamilton Branch (railway)
text: # Hamilton Branch (railway)
  
  The Hamilton Branch is a historic railway in Scotland, running from the Newton railway station to Ross Junction with the Caledonian Railway Coalburn Branch.
  
  ## History
  
  * 17 September 1849 – Opened between Newton and Hamilton
  * 29 May 1876 – Opened between Hamilton and Ross Junction
  
  ## Connections to other lines
  
  * Coalburn Branch at Ross Junction
  * Hamilton and Strathaven Railway (and onwards to the Busby Railway) at Hamilton West railway station
  * Clydesdale Junction Railway, Glasgow Central Railway and Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway at Newton railway station
  
  ## Current operations
  
  The line is open as part of the Argyle Line.
  
  