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This junction was between two parts of the Kelvin Valley Railway. The railway ran east to Kilsyth [1st] and could be approached from Kirkintilloch [2nd] to the south and Maryhill to the west.

The approach from Kirkintilloch [2nd] ran from Kelvin Valley West junction on the Campsie Branch (Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway). This double track crossed over the River Kelvin on a curving bridge. Upon reaching the junction both tracks connected onto the single track from Maryhill. The Maryhill line had a siding, on the north side and approached from the junction, just to the west. Beyond this it crossed the River Kelvin too. The box was located on the north side of the line immediately east of the junction.

The Kirkintilloch [2nd] fork opened in 1878 and Maryhill fork in 1879 (it carried a wholly internal service before the North British Railway was finally made to open the connection at Maryhill).

Both routes to Kilsyth (Old) closed to passengers in 1951. The line west to Maryhill closed in 1956. With it the box closed and the line from Kelvin Valley West Junction was singled.

The line east to Kilsyth (Old) was cut back to Twechar in 1964 and the line closed altogether in 1966.

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