Abercairney railway station
Abercairney railway station served the Abercairny estates in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.
Abercairney | |
|---|---|
| Location | Abercairney, Perthshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.3689°N 3.7432°W |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Crieff and Methven Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 May 1866 | Opened[1] |
| 1 October 1951 | Closed[1] |
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
- Butt (1995), page 11
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
- Abercairney station on navigable O. S. map
- Disused stations
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