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Caldarvan railway station

Coordinates: 56°01′01″N 4°30′22″W / 56.0170°N 4.5061°W / 56.0170; -4.5061
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Caldarvan
The site of the station in 2007
General information
LocationCaldarvan, Dunbartonshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°01′01″N 4°30′22″W / 56.0170°N 4.5061°W / 56.0170; -4.5061
Grid referenceNS438832
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyForth and Clyde Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 May 1856 (1856-05-26)Opened as Kilmaronock
January 1877Name changed to Caldarvan
1 October 1934 (1934-10-01)Closed

Caldarvan railway station served the estate of Caldarvan, in the historical county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland, from 1856 to 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

History

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The station was opened as Kilmaronock on 26 May 1856 by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. To the south of the platform was a goods siding. To the northeast was the signal box and Gallangad Siding. The station's name was changed to Caldarvan in January 1877. It closed on 1 October 1934.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 109. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Jamestown
Line and station closed
  Forth and Clyde Junction Railway   Drymen
Line and station closed