Banknock railway station

Disused railway station in Falkirk, Scotland

55°59′29″N 3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°W / 55.9914; -3.9562Grid referenceNS779793Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyKilsyth and Bonnybridge railwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates2 July 1888Station opened1 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

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. ^ "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.
  • 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


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

Railway

  Dennyloanhead
Line and station closed
  • Brief history of the Kilsyth & Bonnybridge Joint Railway


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