Lennoxtown railway station served the town of

Lennoxtown Lennoxtown (, ) is a town in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Campsie Fells are located to Lennoxtown's north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 2011 UK census. History The ...

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, Scotland from 1867 to 1951 on the Blane Valley Railway.

History

The station opened as Lennoxtown Blane Valley on 1 July 1867 as Lennoxtown by the

North British Railway The North British Railway was one of the two biggest of the five major Scottish railway companies prior to the 1923 Grouping. It was established in 1844, with the intention of linking with English railways at Berwick. The line opened in 1846, ...

. A second platform was going to be added but a loop was laid instead; this was later lifted. There were no goods facilities here as they were at the old station. The station's name was changed to Lennoxtown on 1 October 1881. It closed on 1 October 1951.

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Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1867 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1951 Former North British Railway stations 1867 establishments in Scotland 1951 disestablishments in Scotland {{Scotland-railstation-stub