Drymen railway station

Drymen
Drymen
	The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location	Croftamie, Stirling; Scotland
Coordinates	56.0454°N 4.4442°W
Grid reference	NS478863
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
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	Opened
1 October 1934	Closed

Drymen railway station served the village of Croftamie, 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. The station building was on the eastbound platform and the goods yard was served from the east. The station closed on 1 October 1934.[1] The nearby signal box was reduced to a signal box after closure. The station building and the goods shed survives today.

References

Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 160. OCLC 931112387.

External links

RailScot

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Caldarvan Line and station closed		Forth and Clyde Junction Railway		Gartness Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 160. OCLC 931112387.