Golf Club Halt railway station (Scotland)

Golf Club Halt
General information
Location	Alyth, Perth and Kinross Scotland
Coordinates	56°37′13″N3°12′14″W / 56.6203°N 3.204°W / 56.6203; -3.204
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
June 1912	Opened
1 Jan.1917	Closed
Sept.1919	Opened
1947	service withdrawn but used unofficially
2 July 1951	completely closed
Location

Golf Club Halt was a station which served Alyth Golf Club, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. It was served by trains on the Alyth Railway which ran between Alyth and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Alyth Junction. ^[1] Also known as Pitcrocknie Platform. ^[2]

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1912 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, Regular service withdrawn in 1947 but used unofficially until line closed in 1951.

References

Notes

1. Awdry (1990), page 57
2. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 358

Sources

• Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-8526-0049-7. OCLC   19514063. CN 8983.
• 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

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Alyth Line and station closed		Alyth Railway Caledonian Railway		Jordanstone Line and station closed