Balchriston Level Crossing Halt railway station

Balchriston Level Crossing Halt
General information
Location	Ayrshire
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
????	Opened
1 December 1930	Closed

Balchriston Level Crossing Halt was a railway halt near Culzean Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The halt was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

History

The date on which this halt opened is unknown, however it closed on 1 December 1930. As the name might imply, it was next to a level crossing.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Glenside Line and station closed		Glasgow and South Western Railway Maidens and Dunure Light Railway		Knoweside Line and station closed

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
• 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.
• Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications
• RAILSCOT on Maidens and Dunure Railway
• Balchriston site named on navigable O.S. map half way between disused Glenside and Knoweside stations