Birkhill
Location type
StationName and dates
Birkhill (2000-)Opened on the Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway.
Open on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway [Preserved].
Description
Historically there was no station at Birkhill. This is a new station with old buildings. The main station building is from Monifieth and prior to reassembly at Birkhill was used at the Glasgow Garden Festival.
The station has two platforms and a loop, the line is single track. Until relatively recently there was only one platform, with the building.
On the original line a box opened here in 1899 and closed in 1957. This box was on the west side of the line north of the station. A long siding ('Tod's Mill Siding') ran south from here to the Birkhill Fireclay Mine. The box was at the mid point of a loop.
Local
Nearby was the Birkhill Fireclay Mine which became a museum after closure. Unfortunately this has closed. Birkhill Fireclay Mine
Boness and Kinneil Railway
Tags
Station preservation heritage03/05/2019
| Nearby stations Manuel Manuel Low Level Manuel High Level Kinneil [1st] Causewayend [SR] Causewayend [MR] [2nd] Causewayend [MR] [1st] Kinneil Polmont Bo^ness [1st] Bowhouse Linlithgow Bo^ness Grangemouth Thornbridge Halt | Birkhill Fireclay Mine Avonbank Viaduct Bo^ness Low Junction Bo^ness Junction [1st] Manuel Bo^ness Junction Shed Bo^ness Junction Manuel Brick Works Canal Lye Avon Viaduct Kinneil Slag Hill Almond Junction Almond Iron Works Grangemouth New Oil Terminal Awaiting Loading Tourist/other Kinneil House Watt^s Workshop Kinneil House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1989 | Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Birkhill station opened by Scottish Railway Preservation Society. |
| / /1989 | South of Scotland Electricity Board Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway Using track recovered from Kincardine Power Station the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway was extended 3.5 miles from Kinneil to Birkhill (with support from Falkirk District Council, Central Regional Council and the Scottish Tourist Board). |
News items
| 09/11/2023 | Here's why the tale of Monifieth station is a love story that's set to run and run [The Courier] |
