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Campsie Glen railway station

Coordinates: 55°58′51″N 4°13′16″W / 55.9808°N 4.2211°W / 55.9808; -4.2211
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Campsie Glen
The site of the station in 1986
General information
LocationClachan of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates55°58′51″N 4°13′16″W / 55.9808°N 4.2211°W / 55.9808; -4.2211
Grid referenceNS615786
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 July 1867 (1867-07-01)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Reopened
1 October 1951 (1951-10-01)Closed

Campsie Glen railway station served the village of Clachan of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Blane Valley Railway; the village was in Stirlingshire during the period of operation of the station.

History

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The station opened on 1 July 1867 by the North British Railway. At the east end was a siding. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently on 1 October 1951.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 111. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Campsie Glen Station". Canmore. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Strathblane
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Blane Valley Railway
  Lennoxtown (New)
Line and station closed