Manuel Manuel Junction | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
| General information | |
| Location | Near Whitecross, Falkirk (council area) Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°58′39″N 3°39′22″W / 55.9776°N 3.6562°W |
| Grid reference | NS966773 |
| Operated by | Scottish Railway Preservation Society |
| Platforms | Historic - 3 (2 Upper, 1 Lower), Preservation - 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Slamannan and Borrowstounness Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 February 1842 | Bo'ness Junction (high level) opened on E&GR[1] |
| 10 June 1856 | Manuel (low level) opened on S&BR (Monkland Railways)[2] |
| January 1866 | High level station renamed Manuel[1][2] |
| Unknown | High level station renamed Manuel High Level; Low Level station rename Manuel Low Level[2] |
| 1 May 1933 | Manuel Low Level closed[2] |
| 6 March 1967 | Manuel High Level closed[2] |
| 1990 | Track restored between Birkhill and Manuel by BR |
| 9 May 2010 | Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway service extended to Manuel |
| 29 June 2013 | New-built platform opened at Manuel |
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Manuel Junction is a railway junction near the village of Whitecross, Falkirk, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway (operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS)) and forms a connection between it and the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line.
It is not to be confused with Bo'ness Junction which refers rather to the mainline junction adjacent to Manuel Junction on the Edinburgh–Glasgow line. There is no station here but services operated almost entirely by ScotRail pass on the Edinburgh–Glasgow service and Edinburgh–Dunblane service. The area's signals are controlled by Edinburgh Signalling Centre (SC). There is a loop on the westbound side and a disused west facing siding. The siding leading to the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway and Manuel Junction is east facing on the eastbound side and is controlled by Bo'ness ground frame, which is released by Edinburgh SC.