Gartness railway station

Gartness
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Stirling, in 1997
General information
Location	Gartness, Stirling Scotland
Coordinates	56°03′04″N4°24′41″W / 56.051056°N 4.411352°W / 56.051056; -4.411352
Grid reference	NS501874
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 May 1856 (1856-05-26)	Opened
1 October 1934	Closed to passengers
1 November 1950 (1950-11-01)	Closed to goods
Location

Gartness railway station served the hamlet of Gartness, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 to 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

History

The station was opened on 26 May 1856 by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. To the east end was a siding and to the west was a level crossing. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1934 ^[1] and closed to goods on 1 November 1950. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 192. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Site of Gartness station, 1997 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Drymen Line and station closed		Forth and Clyde Junction Railway		Balfron Line and station closed