Balchriston Level Crossing Halt railway station

Coordinates: 55°21′49″N 4°45′20″W / 55.36362°N 4.75552°W / 55.36362; -4.75552
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Balchriston Level Crossing Halt
General information
LocationNear
LMS
Key dates
17 May 1906[1]Opened
1 December 1930Closed[2]

Balchriston Level Crossing Halt was a railway halt near Culzean Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The halt was part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.

History

Open in 1906 it closed on 1 December 1930.[2] As the name might imply, it was next to a level crossing.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Glenside
Line and station closed
  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
  Knoweside
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ Lindsay, Page 1, Part 2.1
  2. ^ a b Butt, page 23

Sources

  • .
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. .
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. .
  • Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of Stations, Routes and Lines. G&SWR Society.
  • Article in British Railway Journal No 8 Summer 1985 Wild Swan Publications
  • Balchriston site named on navigable O.S. map half way between disused Glenside and Knoweside stations

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