Balgowan railway station explained

Balgowan
Status:Disused
Borough:Perthshire
Country:Scotland
Platforms:1
Original:Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pregroup:Caledonian Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:21 May 1866
Events:Station opens
Years1:1 October 1951
Events1:Station closes

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.

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56.3854°N -3.636°W