Bonnywater Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Bonnywater Junction (1888-1935)Opened on the Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway).
Opened on the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway.
Description
This was a junction between the 1858 Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway) and the 1888 Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway. Both lines were single track. There was a loop on the later line running west from the junction.
The signal box, which opened with the Kilsyth route, was located in the 'V' of the junction.
The Denny route closed to passengers in 1930. The junction closed in 1935 when the line west to Dennyloanhead closed completely. The remainder west to Kilsyth closed to passengers. The signal box closed.
The route of the Kilsyth line is obliterated here. The Denny route remained open until 1971 and its embankment remains.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Bonnybridge Central Bonnybridge Canal Goods Bonnybridge Larbert Greenhill Denny Camelon Camelon [1st] Falkirk Camelon [1st] Upper Greenhill Dennyloanhead Alloa Junction Falkirk High Falkirk Grahamston Banknock | Denny Power Station SSEB Bonnywater Electricity Siding Camelon Junction Chattan Stove and Iron Works Denny West Junction Bonnybridge Tile Works Bonnybridge Shed Carmuirs Tunnel Rough Castle Brick Works Lochview Foundry Siding Roughcastle Junction Rough Castle Guano Works Bonnymuir Goods Rough Castle Sidings Tourist/other Rough Castle Roman Fort |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 28/07/1930 | Denny Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Denny to Larbert (Bonnywater Junction) closed to passengers. |
| 01/02/1935 | Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway Bonnywater Junction (excluded) to Dennyloanhead (excluded) closed to all traffic. |
Books
 Scottish Central Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
