Rosemount Halt railway station

Rosemount Halt railway station served the suburb of Rosemount, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1857 to 1955 on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway.

Rosemount Halt
LocationRosemount, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyScottish Midland Junction Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
September 1857 (1857-09)Opened as Rosemount
1938Name changed to Rosemount Halt
10 January 1955 (1955-01-10)Closed

History

The station opened as Rosemount in September 1857 by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway. It was situated south of a level crossing and it had a timber waiting room. The station's name was changed to Rosemount Halt in 1938. It closed on 10 January 1955.[1] The platform and the station house survive, but the waiting room no longer exists.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 367. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Rosemount Halt". Railscot. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stormont Loch Halt
Line and station closed
  Scottish Midland Junction Railway   Blairgowrie
Line and station closed


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