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Banknock railway station

Coordinates: 55°59′29″N 3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°W / 55.9914; -3.9562
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Banknock
Station site in 2007
General information
LocationFalkirk
Scotland
Coordinates55°59′29″N 3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°W / 55.9914; -3.9562
Grid referenceNS779793
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKilsyth and Bonnybridge railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 July 1888Station opened
1 February 1935Station closed

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M. 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. CN 8983.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Colzium
Line and station closed
  Kilsyth and Bonnybridge

Railway

  Dennyloanhead
Line and station closed
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