Campsie Glen railway station

Campsie Glen
The site of the station in 1986
General information
Location	Clachan of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.9808°N 4.2211°W / 55.9808; -4.2211
Grid reference	NS615786
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 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
1 October 1951 (1951-10-01)	Closed

Campsie Glen railway station served the village of Clachan of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Blane Valley Railway; the village was in Stirlingshire during the period of operation of the station.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1867 by the North British Railway. At the east end was a siding. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently on 1 October 1951.[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 111. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Campsie Glen Station". Canmore. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Strathblane Line and station closed		North British Railway Blane Valley Railway		Lennoxtown (New) Line and station closed