Blanefield railway station

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Blanefield
Blanefield Station 1831254 92e15256.jpg
The site of the station in 1974
General information
Location Blanefield, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates 55°59′16″N4°19′35″W / 55.9878°N 4.3265°W / 55.9878; -4.3265 Coordinates: 55°59′16″N4°19′35″W / 55.9878°N 4.3265°W / 55.9878; -4.3265
Grid reference NS549796
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 July 1867 (1867-07-01)Opened
1 October 1951Closed to passengers
5 October 1959 (1959-10-05)Closed to goods

Blanefield railway station served the village of Blanefield, Stirling, Scotland from 1867 to 1959 on the Blane Valley Railway.

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History

The station opened on 1 July 1867 by the North British Railway. The signal box, which opened in 1894, was to the west next to the level crossing. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1951. [1] Goods traffic continued until 5 October 1959. [2]

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References

  1. "Blanefield, Station Road, Blanefield Station". Canmore. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "Blanefield Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dumgoyne
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Blane Valley Railway
  Strathblane
Line and station closed