Balchriston Level Crossing Halt
General information
LocationNear Culzean Castle, Ayrshire
Scotland
Grid referenceNS253111
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMaidens and Dunure Light Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
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. 1 2 Butt, page 23

Sources

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • 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

55°21′49″N 4°45′20″W / 55.36362°N 4.75552°W / 55.36362; -4.75552


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