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Bonnybridge Central railway station

Coordinates: 56°00′08″N 3°53′22″W / 56.0022°N 3.8894°W / 56.0022; -3.8894
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Bonnybridge Central
General information
LocationBonnybridge, Falkirk
Scotland
Coordinates56°00′08″N 3°53′22″W / 56.0022°N 3.8894°W / 56.0022; -3.8894
Grid referenceNS822804
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
2 July 1888 (1888-07-02)Opened
1 February 1935 (1935-02-01)Closed

Bonnybridge Central railway station served the village of Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Scotland from 1888 to 1935 on the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway.

History

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The station opened on 2 July 1888 by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. The goods yard was on the east side and the signal box was to the east. A locomotive shed called Bonnybridge Shed was north west. It had a single road and a turntable. The signal box was replaced in 1896. The station closed on 1 February 1935.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 82
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 39. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dennyloanhead
Line and station closed
  Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway   Terminus