Tibbermuir railway station

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Tibbermuir
Location Tibbermore, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates 56°24′13″N3°32′32″W / 56.4035°N 3.5421°W / 56.4035; -3.5421 Coordinates: 56°24′13″N3°32′32″W / 56.4035°N 3.5421°W / 56.4035; -3.5421
Grid reference NO049245
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Scottish North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
February 1859 (1859-02)Opened as Tibbermuir Crossing
1938Name changed to Tibbermuir
1 October 1951 (1951-10-01)Closed

Tibbermuir railway station served the village of Tibbermore, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1859 to 1951 on the Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway.

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History

The station opened as Tibbermuir Crossing in February 1859 by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. To the south was a siding which had a loading bank and was later looped. The station's name was changed to Tibbermuir in 1938. It closed on 1 October 1951. [1] The site is now bungalows. [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. 421. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Tibbermuir". Railscot. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Almondbank
Line and station closed
  Scottish North Eastern Railway
Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway
  Methven Junction
Line and station closed