Abercairney railway station

Abercairney
Location
Place Abercairney
Area Perthshire
Coordinates 56°22′08″N 3°44′36″W / 56.3689°N 3.7432°W / 56.3689; -3.7432Coordinates: 56°22′08″N 3°44′36″W / 56.3689°N 3.7432°W / 56.3689; -3.7432
Operations
Original company Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 1
History
21 May 1866 Opened[1]
1 October 1951 Closed[1]
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Closed railway stations in Britain
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Abercairney railway station served the town of Abercairney in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.

History

Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway, then absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station was closed to passenger traffic by British Railways on 1 October 1951.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Madderty   Caledonian Railway
Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
  Innerpeffray

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butt (1995), page 11

Sources


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