Banknock railway station

Banknock railway station served the village of Banknock in Scotland. The station was served by trains on the lines from Kilsyth New to Bonnybridge.

Banknock
Station site in 2007
Location	Falkirk Scotland
Coordinates	55.9913°N 3.9577°W
Grid reference	NS779793
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 July 1888	Station opens
1 February 1935	Station closes

History

Opened by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway in 1888,[1] and absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station closed along with the line in 1935.[2][3]

References

1. http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
2. Butt, R. V. J. (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. p.26
3. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 219–220. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.

• Brief history of the Kilsyth & Bonnybridge Joint Railway
• 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.
• Station marked as closed on 1947 OS map