Slamannan railway station
Slamannan | |
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Location | Slamannan, Falkirk Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°55′51″N 3°49′46″W / 55.9308°N 3.8294°WCoordinates: 55°55′51″N 3°49′46″W / 55.9308°N 3.8294°W |
Grid reference | NS858723 |
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 | |
5 August 1840 | Opened |
1 May 1930 | Closed |
Slamannan railway station served the village of Slamannan, Falkirk, Scotland, from 1840 to 1930 on the Slamannan Railway.
History[]
The station was opened on 5 August 1840 by the Slamannan Railway. To the west was Binniehall Coke Ovens, as well as its mines, and to the east was Balquhatstone and their mines. The first station was basic; it only had a small timber building on its single platform and was situated to the west of the level croasing. This site later closed and was relocated to the east of the level crossing. It had a goods yard, which also had a goods shed, to the west and a signal box to the south. This station closed and was replaced by a third site. This had a goods yard to the north and a timber station building on its platform. It closed on 1 May 1930.[1] The signal box was downgraded to a gate box shortly after and closed in 1934. The site is now a children's park.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 391. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Slamannan". Railscot. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Glenellrig Line and station closed |
Slamannan Railway | Longriggend Line and station closed |
- Disused railway stations in Falkirk (council area)
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930
- 1840 establishments in Scotland
- 1930 disestablishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs