Kippen railway station

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Kippen
Old bridge, near Kippen Station - geograph.org.uk - 191764.jpg
The old railway bridge in 2006
Location Kippen, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates 56°08′07″N4°09′00″W / 56.1353°N 4.1499°W / 56.1353; -4.1499 Coordinates: 56°08′07″N4°09′00″W / 56.1353°N 4.1499°W / 56.1353; -4.1499
Grid reference NS664957
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 May 1856 (1856-05-26)Opened
1 October 1934 (1934-10-01)Closed

Kippen railway station co-served the village of Kippen, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 to 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

History

The station was opened on 26 May 1856 by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. On the westbound platform is the station building, near the level crossing was the signal box and on the south side of the line is the goods yard. To the north was Boquan Tile Works, which was served by a siding. Despite its name, the station was situated a mile northeast of Kippen. The station closed on 1 October 1934 [1] and the signal box closed in 1959. The station building and the goods shed still stand today. [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. 251. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ "RAILSCOT - Kippen". Railscot. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Buchlyvie
Line and station closed		  Forth and Clyde Junction Railway   Gargunnock
Line and station closed


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