Kilsyth railway station
Appearance
Kilsyth | |
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General information | |
Location | Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°58′42″N 4°03′39″W / 55.9782°N 4.0609°W |
Grid reference | NS715780 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
1 July 1878 | Opened as Kilsyth |
1888 | Name changed to Kilsyth (Old) |
6 August 1951 | Closed |
Kilsyth Old station served the town of Kilsyth in Scotland. It was the original terminus of the Kelvin Valley Railway.
History
The station opened as Kilsyth on 1 January 1878 by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. It was renamed to Kilsyth (Old) in 1888 and it closed on 6 August 1951[1] when the railway was extended east with the opening of the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway. A new station was built, Kilsyth New Station and this rendered the Old Station almost useless. It was a stone roofed building. It was demolished and now the Kilsyth swimming pool has been built over the site at the junction of Airdrie Road, Glasgow Road and Parkburn Road.[2]
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 236. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Kilsyth (Old)". Railscot. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway | Kilsyth New Line and station closed |