Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Balfron railway station
Balfron railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Balfron railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
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Background
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. |lightcol= }}
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0740, -4.3750
Sources
- wikidata: Q4850770 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balfron railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balfron railway station?
- Balfron railway station is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0740°, -4.3750°.