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Upper Greenhill railway station

Coordinates: 55°59′09″N 3°54′07″W / 55.9859°N 3.9020°W / 55.9859; -3.9020
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Upper Greenhill
General information
LocationGreenhill, Falkirk
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
July 1848 (1848-07)Opened as Scottish Central Junction
August 1855Name changed to Greenhill Junction
August 1864Name changed to Upper Greenhill
September 1865 (1865-09)Closed

Upper Greenhill railway station served the village of Greenhill, Falkirk, Scotland from 1848 to 1865 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

History

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The station opened as Scottish Central Junction in July 1848 by the North British Railway. There were sidings to the north and to the south; only the southern sidings remain today. The station's name was changed to Greenhill Junction in August 1855 and changed again to Upper Greenhill in August 1864. The station closed in September 1865.[1]

References

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  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 407
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bonnybridge High
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
  Castlecary
Line open, station closed

55°59′09″N 3°54′07″W / 55.9859°N 3.9020°W / 55.9859; -3.9020