Blanefield railway station

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Blanefield
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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
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
Location
Blanefield railway station

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]

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 stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Dumgoyne
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Blane Valley Railway
  Strathblane
Line and station closed