Banknock railway station

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Banknock
Banknock railway station.jpg
Station site in 2007
General information
Location Falkirk
Scotland
Coordinates 55°59′29″N3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°W / 55.9914; -3.9562 Coordinates: 55°59′29″N3°57′22″W / 55.9914°N 3.9562°W / 55.9914; -3.9562
Grid reference NS779793
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London 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.

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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]

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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.


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

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  Dennyloanhead
Line and station closed


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