Gartness railway station

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Gartness
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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 Coordinates: 56°03′04″N4°24′41″W / 56.051056°N 4.411352°W / 56.051056; -4.411352
Grid reference NS501874
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
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 1934Closed to passengers
1 November 1950 (1950-11-01)Closed to goods

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]

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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. 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