Bowhouse railway station

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The goods only station in 1962
General information
LocationBowhouse, Falkirk
Scotland
Coordinates 55°57′27″N3°41′20″W / 55.9574°N 3.6889°W / 55.9574; -3.6889
Grid reference NS945751
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Slamannan Railway
Pre-grouping Monkland Railways
North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1840s (1840s)Opened
1 May 1930Closed to passengers
6 July 1964 (1964-07-06)Closed to goods

Bowhouse railway station served the suburb of Bowhouse, Falkirk, Scotland, from the 1840s to 1964 on the Slamannan Railway.

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History

The station was opened in the 1840s by the Slamannan Railway. It has three sidings a loading bank and a goods yard with a goods shed, although it wasn't served by rail. The signal box opened in 1892 but it was downgraded to a ground frame in 1892. The station closed to passengers on 1 May 1930 [1] and closed to goods on 6 July 1964. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ "Bowhouse Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Causewayend
Line and station closed		  Slamannan Railway   Blackston Junction
Line and station closed


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