Back O'Loch Halt railway station

Back O'Loch Halt railway station on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway built Campsie Branch served part of Kirkintilloch in Scotland.

Back O'Loch Halt
General information
LocationKirkintilloch
Scotland
Coordinates55°56′02″N 4°09′04″W / 55.934°N 4.151°W / 55.934; -4.151
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1925Station opens[1]
7 September 1964Station closes[1]

History

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Opened by the London and North Eastern Railway to counter growing road competition, the timber built station passed to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed by the British Railways Board on 7 September 1964.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lenzie   London and North Eastern Railway
Campsie Branch
  Kirkintilloch

The site today

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The station site was still visible but all traces have been removed as a result of the construction of the Kirkintilloch link road which opened in late 2010. At this section the link road follows the route of the Campsie Branch and utilises much of the original cuttings and embankments.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Butt (1995), page 23

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  • 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.
  • Back O'Loch Halt on navigable 1946 O. S. map The southerly of the two Kirkintilloch stations
  • Back O' Loch Halt on Geograph
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