Blanefield railway station

Blanefield railway station served the village of Blanefield, Stirling, Scotland from 1867 to 1959 on the Blane Valley Railway.

Blanefield
The site of the station in 1974
General information
Location	Blanefield, Stirling Scotland
Coordinates	55.9878°N 4.3265°W / 55.9878; -4.3265
Grid reference	NS549796
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 July 1867 (1867-07-01)	Opened
1 October 1951	Closed to passengers
5 October 1959 (1959-10-05)	Closed to goods

History

The station opened on 1 July 1867 by the North British Railway. The signal box, which opened in 1894, was to the west next to the level crossing. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1951.^[1] Goods traffic continued until 5 October 1959.^[2]

References

1. "Blanefield, Station Road, Blanefield Station". Canmore. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. "Blanefield Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dumgoyne Line and station closed		North British Railway Blane Valley Railway		Strathblane Line and station closed