Madderty railway station

Madderty railway station served the locality of Madderty in Perthshire, Scotland. The village of St. Davids is around one mile to the south.

Madderty
The station house in 2007
General information
LocationMadderty, Perthshire
Scotland
Coordinates56.3817°N 3.6928°W / 56.3817; -3.6928
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCrieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
21 May 1866Opened[1]
1 October 1951Closed[1]

History

Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway, then operated by the Caledonian Railway,[1] 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, the station was closed to passenger traffic by British Railways on 1 October 1951.

For several years following closure the Station Master's house was rented out as holiday accommodation in the Summer. It is now a private house.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Balgowan
Line and station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
  Abercairney
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. Butt (1995), page 152

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.
  • Madderty railway station on navigable O. S. map


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