Balfron_railway_station

Balfron railway station

Balfron railway station

Disused railway station in Kirkintilloch, Scotland

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.

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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]

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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. [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. [2]
    "Balfron: Historical perspective for Balfron".
  3. [3]
    "Balfron Station: Overview of Balfron Station".

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