Balgowan railway station

Balgowan

Balgowan railway station in 1961
Location
Place Scotland
Area Perthshire
Operations
Original company Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms ?
History
21 May 1866 Station opens
1 October 1951 Station closes
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
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Balgowan railway station served the village of Balgowan, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.

History

Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway and then later absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station was closed to passenger traffic by the British Railways Board on 1 October 1951.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Methven Junction   Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Caledonian Railway
  Madderty

References

Coordinates: 56°23′08″N 3°38′09″W / 56.38544°N 3.63595°W / 56.38544; -3.63595

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