| Balfron | |
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| Balfron railway station in 1961 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Scotland |
| Area | Kirkintilloch |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 26 May 1856 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1951 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Balfron railway station served the village of Balfron in Scotland. The station was served by trains on the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway and the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.
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Opened by the Edinburgh and Glasgow (Forth and Clyde Junction Railway), and absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. It passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was closed by British Railways in 1951.[1]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Gartness Line and station closed |
North British Railway |
Buchlyvie Line and station closed |
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| Killearn Line and station closed |
North British Railway |
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