Blackston Junction railway station

Blackston Junction
The station in 1962
General information
Location	Blackston, Falkirk Scotland
Coordinates	55.9381°N 3.7298°W / 55.9381; -3.7298
Grid reference	NS920730
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Monkland Railways
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
January 1863 (1863-01)	Opened
1 May 1930	Closed to passengers
1963 (1963)	Closed to goods

Blackston Junction railway station served the area of Blackston, Falkirk, Scotland, from 1863 to 1963 on the Slamannan Railway.

History

The station first appeared Bradshaw in January 1863 and was opened by the Monkland Railways. It had a lot of different names; it was known as Blackstone Junction in the Monkland Railways timetable on 1 March 1865, it was renamed from Blackston to Blackston Junction in the 1866 North British Railway timetables, renamed Blackston in Bradshaw in 1890, Blackstone in the 1883 and Blackston in the 1890 editions of the handbook of stations. The handbook leaflet in 1925 amended the name to Blackston Junction in 1925 but it was still known as Blackston in Bradshaw. To the northwest was Blackston Junction Yard and to the southeast was the signal box, which opened in 1892. The station closed to passengers on 1 May 1930 and closed to goods in 1963.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Westfield Line and station closed		Monkland Railways Slamannan Railway		Avonbridge Line and station closed