Bowhouse railway station
Bowhouse railway station served the suburb of Bowhouse, Falkirk, Scotland, from the 1840s to 1964 on the Slamannan Railway.
Bowhouse | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1867052.jpg.webp) The goods only station in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bowhouse, Falkirk Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.9574°N 3.6889°W |
| Grid reference | NS945751 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Slamannan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Monkland Railways North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1840s | Opened |
| 1 May 1930 | Closed to passengers |
| 6 July 1964 | Closed to goods |
History
The station was opened in the 1840s by the Slamannan Railway. It has three sidings a loading bank and a goods yard with a goods shed, although it wasn't served by rail. The signal box opened in 1892 but it was downgraded to a ground frame in 1892. The station closed to passengers on 1 May 1930[1] and closed to goods on 6 July 1964.[2]
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 90. OCLC 931112387.
- "Bowhouse Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Causewayend Line and station closed |
Slamannan Railway | Blackston Junction Line and station closed |
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