Causewayhead (Stirling) railway station

Causewayhead Railway Station
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Alloa, in 1986
General information
Location	Causewayhead, Stirlingshire Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
4 July 1955 (1955-07-04)	Closed
Location

Causewayhead railway station served the suburb of Causewayhead in Stirling, Scotland, from 1852 to 1955 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1852 by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. ^[1] The goods yard was to the north west and the signal box, which opened in 1900, was on the westbound platform. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, only to close again on 4 July 1955. ^{[2] [3]} There is a proposal in consideration to reopen the station at a nearby site. ^[4]

References

1. Peddie, Donald (2023). The Railways of Stirling. Lightmoor Press. pp. 25–27. ISBN   9781915069290.
2. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 111
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 56. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. "A new rail station near Causewayhead" . Retrieved 21 October 2022.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stirling Line open, station open		North British Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Railway		Blackgrange Line open, station closed

56°08′07″N3°55′35″W / 56.1353°N 3.9263°W / 56.1353; -3.9263