Loch Leven railway station

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Loch Leven
Loch Leven station site geograph-3758755-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 2002
Location Kinross, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates 56°11′52″N3°25′26″W / 56.1978°N 3.4239°W / 56.1978; -3.4239 Coordinates: 56°11′52″N3°25′26″W / 56.1978°N 3.4239°W / 56.1978; -3.4239
Grid reference NO117014
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
After 20 September 1860Opened as Kinross
1 October 1871Name changed to Loch Leven
1 September 1921 (1921-09-01)Closed

Loch Leven railway station served the burgh of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1860 to 1921 on the Kinross-shire Railway.

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History

The station opened as Kinross sometime after 20 September 1860 by the North British Railway. To the northwest was a goods yard and a locomotive shed. Its name was changed to Loch Leven on 1 October 1871 when the Devon Valley Railway opened. To the south, also opposite the goods yard, was the signal box. The station closed on 1 September 1921. [1] The signal box was downgraded to a ground frame in 1957. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 259. OCLC   931112387.
  2. ↑ "RAILSCOT - Loch Leven". Railscot. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kinross (1860)
Line and station closed		  Kinross-shire Railway  Terminus
Terminus  Fife and Kinross Railway   Kinross Junction
Line and station closed


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