Avonbridge railway station
Avonbridge railway station was a station on the Slamannan Railway. The line connected mines and villages in the Central Scotland.
| Avonbridge | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Scotland |
| Area | Falkirk |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Slamannan Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| History | |
| 31 December 1840 | Station opened[1] |
| 1 May 1930 | Station closed to passengers[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
Opened by the Slamannan Railway, then joining the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, was absorbed into the North British Railway. It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station was then closed by that company.
The site today
The station has been demolished but a set of level crossing gates mark the site.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenellrig | North British Railway Slamannan Railway |
Blackstone | ||
References
Notes
- Butt (1995)
Sources
- 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.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- RAILSCOT on the Slamannan Railway
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