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Kinneil railway station

Coordinates: 56°00′53″N 3°37′33″W / 56.0148°N 3.6258°W / 56.0148; -3.6258
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Kinneil
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationBo'ness, Falkirk (council area)
Scotland
Coordinates56°00′53″N 3°37′33″W / 56.0148°N 3.6258°W / 56.0148; -3.6258
Grid referenceNS987814
Managed byScottish Railway Preservation Society
Platforms1
Key dates
1899original station opened
22 Sept.1930original station closed
1985present station opened

Kinneil railway station, also known as Kinneil Halt, is a railway station in Bo'ness, Scotland. The station is a request stop to start the tour of the Kinneil nature reserve.[1] It is located in the area previously occupied by Kinneil Colliery and as a result, the railway in the vicinity is very tightly curved and has a speed limit of just 10 mph due to possible subsidence. Between 1985 and 1989 it was the line's terminus and included a loop which has now been partially removed.

Original station

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The original station was opened by the North British Railway on 2 January 1899 and closed on 22 September 1930.[2] It was subsequently demolished after closure.

References

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  1. ^ "Kinneil Halt - Alight here for fresh air and beauty! - Bo'ness Railway". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "North British Railway. List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). NBR Study Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Birkhill   Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway   Bo'ness
  Historical railways  
Manuel   Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway   Bo'ness