Bonnybridge Central railway station

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Bonnybridge Central
General information
Location Bonnybridge, Falkirk
Scotland
Coordinates 56°00′08″N3°53′22″W / 56.0022°N 3.8894°W / 56.0022; -3.8894 Coordinates: 56°00′08″N3°53′22″W / 56.0022°N 3.8894°W / 56.0022; -3.8894
Grid reference NS822804
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
2 July 1888 (1888-07-02)Opened
1 February 1935 (1935-02-01)Closed

Bonnybridge Central railway station served the village of Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Scotland from 1888 to 1935 on the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway.

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History

The station opened on 2 July 1888 by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. The goods yard was on the east side and the signal box was to the east. A locomotive shed called Bonnybridge Shed was north west. It had a single road and a turntable. The signal box was replaced in 1896. The station closed on 1 February 1935. [1] [2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 82
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 39. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Dennyloanhead
Line and station closed
  Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway  Terminus