Kirkintilloch railway station

Kirkintilloch railway station served part of Kirkintilloch in Scotland. The station was constructed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which became part of the North British Railway.

For Kirkintilloch Junction railway station, see Lenzie railway station.

Kirkintilloch
Location
Place	Scotland
Area	Kirkintilloch
Coordinates	55.941°N 4.153°W / 55.941; -4.153
Operations
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 July 1848	Station opens.[1]
7 September 1964	Station closes.[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 Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in 1848, the station passed to the North British Railway in 1858, the London and North Eastern Railway in the 1923 Grouping, and then to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board in September 1964.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Back O'Loch Halt From 1925 to line closure		Campsie Branch North British Railway		Milton of Campsie Station closed, Line closed
Lenzie Station open, Line closed		Campsie Branch North British Railway		Milton of Campsie Station closed, Line closed
		Kelvin Valley Railway North British Railway		Twechar Station closed, Line closed

The site today

References

Notes

1. 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.
• "RAILSCOT on the Campsie Branch".