Twechar railway station
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Twechar | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | East Dunbartonshire Scotland |
| Grid reference | NS695768 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1878[1][2] | Station opens |
| 29 September 1924[2] | Station renamed as Twechar[1][3] |
| 6 August 1951 | Station closed to passengers[4] |
| 1966 | Coal traffic ceased. |
Twechar railway station was opened in 1878 as Gavell on the Kelvin Valley Railway[1] and renamed Twechar in 1924.[1] The station served the hamlet of Twechar and the coal mining area, Gavell House and Farm, etc. in East Dunbartonshire until 1951 for passenger travel.[4][3][2] and to coal traffic to the Cadder Yard until 1966.
Opened by the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line passed to the Scottish Region of British Railways upon nationalisation. The line and station remained open to passengers until 1951. 1961 was the closure date for general goods and mineral freight traffic. The settlement at Twechar to the south of the station developed in size and its name was adopted instead of Gavell in 1924.
Although the closure of the Kelvin Valley line to passengers was on 20 July 1951 it remained as a through route until 1956; Goods traffic ceased to the east via Kilsyth for goods and mineral traffic in 1965.
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