Balgowan railway station

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Balgowan
Site - Remains of Balgowan Station - geograph.org.uk - 1758429.jpg
Balgowan railway station in 1961
General information
Location Perthshire
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
21 May 1866Station opens
1 October 1951Station closes

Balgowan railway station served the village of Balgowan, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.

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History

Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway and then later absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station was closed to passenger traffic by the British Railways Board on 1 October 1951.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Methven Junction   Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway
  Madderty

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Coordinates: 56°23′08″N3°38′09″W / 56.38544°N 3.63595°W / 56.38544; -3.63595