Back O'Loch Halt railway station explained

Back O'Loch Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Kirkintilloch
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:55.934°N -4.151°W
Platforms:2
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1925
Events:Station opens[1]
Years1:7 September 1964
Events1:Station closes

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

History

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]

The site today

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Butt (1995), page 23