Birkhill railway station
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Birkhill | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Near Bo'ness | ||
Local authority | Falkirk (council area) | ||
Operations | |||
Managed by | Scottish Railway Preservation Society | ||
Platforms in use | 1 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
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Birkhill railway station is a railway station on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland, equidistant from Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Linlithgow and Polmont.
The adjacent Birkhill Clay Mine is in the Bo'ness area and is an integral part of the town's history.
The station is the current limit of regular operations, however the track continues to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway at Manuel Junction, and is used for the transfer of rolling stock to/from the National Rail network.
There is a station building, which houses a shop, a cafe, toilets, and the access the Birkhill Clay Mine.
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Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway | Kinneil | ||
Historical Railways | ||||
Manuel | Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway | Kinneil |