Banknock railway station

Banknock

Station site in 2007
Location
Place Scotland
Area Falkirk
Coordinates 55°59′29″N 3°57′28″W / 55.9913°N 3.9577°W / 55.9913; -3.9577Coordinates: 55°59′29″N 3°57′28″W / 55.9913°N 3.9577°W / 55.9913; -3.9577
Grid reference NS779793
Operations
Original company Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
2 July 1888 Station opens
1 February 1935 Station closes
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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

  1. ↑ http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
  2. ↑ 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. p.26
  3. ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 219–220. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.


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