Auchterarder railway station
Auchterarder railway station served the village of Auchterarder near Gleneagles in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.
Auchterarder | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station (1991) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Auchterarder, Perthshire Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.2902°N 3.6893°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Scottish Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 May 1848 | Opened[1] |
| 11 June 1956 | Closed[1] |
History
Opened by the Scottish Central Railway, then by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission in 1956.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunning | Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway |
Gleneagles | ||
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 11
Sources
- 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 (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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Auchterarder station on navigable O. S. map
- Disused stations
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