Banknock railway station
Banknock | |
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Location | Falkirk Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°59′29″N 3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°WCoordinates: 55°59′29″N 3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°W |
Grid reference | NS779793 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
2 July 1888 | Station opens |
1 February 1935 | Station closes |
Banknock railway station served the village of Banknock in Scotland. The station was served by trains on the lines from Kilsyth New to Bonnybridge.
History[]
Opened by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway in 1888,[1] and absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station closed along with the line in 1935.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. p.26
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 219–220. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Brief history of the Kilsyth & Bonnybridge Joint Railway
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station marked as closed on 1947 OS map
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Colzium Line and station closed |
Kilsyth and Bonnybridge
Railway |
Dennyloanhead>br />Line and station closed
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Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Falkirk (council area)
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1888
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1935
- Former North British Railway stations
- 1888 establishments in Scotland
- 1935 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs