Balnaguard Halt | |
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Location | Balnaguard, Perth and Kinross Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°38′54″N3°43′17″W / 56.6483°N 3.7213°W Coordinates: 56°38′54″N3°43′17″W / 56.6483°N 3.7213°W |
Grid reference | NN945520 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 December 1935 | Opened |
3 May 1965 | Closed |
Balnaguard Halt railway station served the hamlet of Balnaguard, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1935 to 1965 on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
The station opened on 2 December 1935 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. It closed on 3 May 1965. [1] [2]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ballinluig Line and station closed | Highland Railway Inverness and Perth Junction Railway | Grandtully Line and station closed |