Carmuirs West Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Carmuirs West Junction (1882-)Station code: CWJ National Rail
Opened on the Scottish Central Railway.
Opened on the Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway).
Opened on the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway.
Description
In 1882 the Caledonian Railway built a curve to link together the 1848 former Scottish Central Railway and the 1850 former Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway such that a train from the Glasgow direction could run to Falkirk Grahamston (and on to Grangemouth or even Edinburgh Princes Street) without reversal at Larbert Junction. The signal box was on the east side of the junction.
In 1888 a second Caledonian Railway curve opened between Carmuirs West Junction and Denny West Junction on the 1858 Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway). This coincided with the opening of the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. The curve was double track (becoming single at the Denny West end). The new junction was formed immediately north of the existing junction.
The curve to Denny West Junction was singled around 1960 (southbound line lifted) and closed in 1965.
The signal box remained in use until 2011 when it was taken over by Carmuirs East Junction box.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Camelon Falkirk Camelon [1st] Camelon [1st] Larbert Bonnybridge Falkirk High Bonnybridge Central Falkirk Grahamston Bonnybridge Canal Goods Greenhill Upper Greenhill Denny Alloa Junction Dennyloanhead Thornbridge Halt | Denny West Junction Carmuirs Tunnel Carmuirs East Junction Rough Castle Tar Works Alexander Dennis Bus Factory Larbert Junction Camelon Junction Lime Road Goods Mine Camelon Chemical Works Rough Castle Guano Works Larbert Viaduct Forth and Clyde Iron Works Rough Castle Sidings Tourist/other Falkirk Wheel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1876 | Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork is authorised for the Caledonian Railway, Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction. |
| 03/06/1882 | Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction opened to goods. |
| 01/08/1883 | Caledonian Railway The Carmuirs Fork between Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction is opened to passengers. Running powers are granted to the North British Railway. |
| 01/02/1888 | Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Denny West Junction to Carmuirs West Junction opened. (In advance of the opening of the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway on 02/07/1888.) |
| / /1905 | Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway Doubling of the Caledonian Railway's Carmuirs West Junction to Carmuirs East Junction curve authorised. |
| 20/07/1967 | Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Denny West Junction to Carmuirs West Junction closed to all traffic. |
