Kilsyth railway station

Kilsyth Old station served the town of Kilsyth in Scotland. It was the original terminus of the Kelvin Valley Railway.

Kilsyth
Location	Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire Scotland
Coordinates	55.9782°N 4.0609°W
Grid reference	NS715780
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
1 July 1878	Opened as Kilsyth
1888	Name changed to Kilsyth (Old)
6 August 1951	Closed

History

The station opened as Kilsyth on 1 January 1878 by the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. It was renamed to Kilsyth (Old) in 1888 and it closed on 6 August 1951[1] when the railway was extended east with the opening of the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway. A new station was built, Kilsyth New Station and this rendered the Old Station almost useless. It was a stone roofed building. It was demolished and now the Kilsyth swimming pool has been built over the site at the junction of Airdrie Road, Glasgow Road and Parkburn Road.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 236. OCLC 931112387.
2. "RAILSCOT - Kilsyth (Old)". Railscot. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway		Kilsyth New Line and station closed