Heritage railway stations · Central Scotland
Balfron railway station
In or near Balfron.
Balfron railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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= }}
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- Coordinates
- 56.0740, -4.3750
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- G63 0QN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
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 the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode G63 0QN).
- What is Balfron railway station?
- Balfron railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Balfron railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode G63 0QN.
- Is Balfron railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Balfron railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Balfron railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G63 0QN. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.