Alyth railway station

Alyth
General information
Location	Alyth, Perth and Kinross Scotland
Coordinates	56°37′10″N3°13′32″W / 56.61954°N 3.22547°W / 56.61954; -3.22547
Platforms	?
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Alyth Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 August 1861	Opened [1]
2 July 1951	Closed [1]
Location

The Alyth railway station served the town of Alyth in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was the terminus of a branch line from Alyth Junction on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway that ran between Perth and Arbroath.

History

Opened by the Alyth Railway on 12 August 1861 ^[1] and absorbed into 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 upon nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by British Railways on 2 July 1951. ^[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Terminus		Alyth Railway Caledonian Railway		Golf Club Halt Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 16

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL   11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN   978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC   228266687.
• 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.
• Station on navigable O.S. map

External links

• RAILSCOT on Alyth Railway