Balfron railway station

Disused railway station in Kirkintilloch, Scotland

56°04′26″N 4°22′30″W / 56.074°N 4.375°W / 56.074; -4.375Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyStrathendrick and Aberfoyle RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates26 May 1856Station opens1 October 1951Station closes

Balfron railway station was a railway station that served the village of Balfron in Scotland. The station was served by trains on the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway and the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, both of which closed in the 1950s.

The station was about 2 miles (3 km) away from the village that it served, therefore passengers and goods had to be transported by horse and cart to the village. A hamlet known as Balfron Station has since grown up around the site of the former station.

History

Opened by the Edinburgh and Glasgow (Forth and Clyde Junction Railway), and absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. It passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station was closed by British Railways in 1951.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gartness
Line and station closed 		  North British Railway
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
   Buchlyvie
Line and station closed
Killearn
Line and station closed 		  North British Railway
Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway
  

Hamlet

Since the station's closure in 1951, a rural settlement has grown up around the former site of the station. The hamlet is served by Balfron Primary School and Balfron High School in the village of Balfron, 2 miles away.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The north of Scotland. Atlantic Transport Publishers. p. 35. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.
  2. ^ "Balfron: Historical perspective for Balfron".
  3. ^ "Balfron Station: Overview of Balfron Station".

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Balfron station on navigable OS map
  • Picture of Station

External links

  • RAILSCOT on Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
  • Railscot on the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway