Bowhouse railway station
Bowhouse | |
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Location | Bowhouse, Falkirk Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°57′27″N 3°41′20″W / 55.9574°N 3.6889°WCoordinates: 55°57′27″N 3°41′20″W / 55.9574°N 3.6889°W |
Grid reference | NS945751 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Slamannan Railway |
Pre-grouping | Monkland Railways North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1840s | Opened |
1 May 1930 | Closed to passengers |
6 July 1964 | Closed to goods |
Bowhouse railway station served the suburb of Bowhouse, Falkirk, Scotland, from the 1840s to 1964 on the Slamannan Railway.
History[]
The station was opened in the 1840s by the Slamannan Railway. It has three sidings a loading bank and a goods yard with a goods shed, although it wasn't served by rail. The signal box opened in 1892 but it was downgraded to a ground frame in 1892. The station closed to passengers on 1 May 1930[1] and closed to goods on 6 July 1964.[2] The loading bank and traces of the platform still remain.[3]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Bowhouse Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Bowhouse". Railscot. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Causewayhead Line and station closed |
Slamannan Railway | Blackston Junction Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Falkirk (council area)
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930
- 1964 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs