Birkhill railway station
Birkhill railway station is a railway station on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland, equidistant from Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Linlithgow and Polmont.Photo: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Birkhill Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avonbank Viaduct and Avondale Landfill.
Avonbank Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Greg Fitchett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Avonbank Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Birkhill railway station.
Avondale Landfill
Landfill
Avondale Environmental, better known as Avondale Landfill, is a major Scottish landfill located in Polmont, off junction 4 of the M9 motorway. Avondale takes large volumes of waste from the Forth Valley and some from West Lothian. Avondale Landfill is situated 2,700 feet west of Birkhill railway station.
Manuel Junction
Railway station
Manuel Junction is a railway junction near the village of Whitecross, Falkirk, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway and forms a connection between it and the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line. Manuel Junction is situated 1 mile south of Birkhill railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitecross and Polmont.
Whitecross
Village
Photo: Greg Fitchett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitecross is a small village within the Falkirk council area, close to the boundary of West Lothian council in Scotland. It lies 2.0 miles west-southwest of Linlithgow and 2.5 miles south-east of Polmont on the west bank of the River Avon.
Polmont
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Polmont is a village five miles east of Falkirk in Stirlingshire in central Scotland. It's mainly a commuter village for Edinburgh and Stirling. Grangemouth just north is a busy port and petrochemical town, also described on this page.
Maddiston
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 3.8 miles west-southwest of Linlithgow, 1.3 miles south of Polmont and 0.6 miles south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area. Maddiston is situated 2 miles southwest of Birkhill railway station.
Birkhill railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9933° or 55° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.66061° or 3° 39′ 38″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Operator
Scottish Railway Preservation SocietyNetwork
Bo’ness and Kinneil RailwayOpen location code
9C7RX8VQ+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 125759824OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7671109Wikidata ID
Q4916478
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Birkhill railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Birkhill railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Birkhill”
- French: “Birkhill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Inveravon and Gilston.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Birkhill Clay Mines - the beginning and The Avon Gorge.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.