Camelon railway station
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Camelon railway station is a railway station serving the suburb of Camelon in Falkirk, Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh-Dunblane and Cumbernauld Lines. Train services are provided by First ScotRail.
Camelon Station as it is today was opened in 1994.
In fact, in the past there was a station at Camelon, about 250yds east of the newer station, that opened in 1850 and closed 4th September, 1967. It was called Camelon from opening till 1903 then it was renamed Falkirk (Camelon) till its closure. The old station was a simple island platform with ticket office and waiting room, access was from under the station via a set of stairs that led from a roadbridge.
The modern station has all the trappings of a 21st century station, both platforms accesssible by wheelchair users, extensive use of CCTV and help points.
From Camelon direct train services are to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dunblane, change at Stirling for stations to Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness, change at Glasgow or Edinburgh for trains to the south of Scotland and to England.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Camelon railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Camelon railway station from Multimap.com
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| Falkirk Grahamston | First ScotRail |
Larbert | ||
| Cumbernauld | First ScotRail |
Falkirk Grahamston | ||
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