Balgowan railway station

Balgowan
265px Balgowan railway station in 1961
Location
Place	Scotland
Area	Perthshire
Operations
Original company	Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	?
History
21 May 1866	Station opens
October 1, 1951	Station closes
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Balgowan railway station served the village of Balgowan, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.

History

Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway and then later absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station was closed to passenger traffic by the British Railways Board on 1 October 1951.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Methven Junction		Crieff and Methven Junction Railway Caledonian Railway		Madderty

References

• Station on navigable O.S. map
• Railscot on the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway