Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway

Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway
Overview
LocaleScotland
History
Opened1888
Closed1964
Technical
Line length8+12 miles (13.7 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

Kilsyth
Kilsyth New
Colzium
Banknock
Dennyloanhead
Bonnybridge Central

The Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway was a railway line in central Scotland, built to exploit the mineral extractive industries in the area; it opened in 1888. A passenger service was run, but bus competition overwhelmed it after 1920 and the passenger service closed in 1935. The goods and mineral traffic continued, but it was dependent on the industries it served, and when they declined so did the business on the railway; it closed in 1964 and none of it is now in railway use.