Alyth Junction railway station served the village of Meigle in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was the junction where the Alyth Railway and the Dundee and Newtyle Railway diverged from the Scottish Midland Junction Railway running between Perth and Arbroath.
Alyth Junction | |
|---|---|
 Alyth Junction station site (1997) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Meigle, Angus Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°34′24″N 3°09′02″W / 56.57347°N 3.15067°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Scottish North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1861 | Station opened as Meigle[1] |
| 1 November 1876 | Renamed as Alyth Junction[1][2] |
| 4 September 1967 | Station closed[2] |
The station is in the Angus council area, just over the border from Meigle.
History
editOpened by the Scottish North Eastern Railway, and absorbed into 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 Railways Board.
The site today
editToday some of the platforms remain and the site is waterlogged.
References
editNotes
editSources
edit- 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.
- "Alyth Junction railway station on navigable O.S. map".
External links
edit- RAILSCOT on Alyth Railway
- RAILSCOT on Scottish Midland Junction Railway
- RAILSCOT on Dundee and Newtyle Railway
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meigle Junction | Caledonian Railway Scottish Midland Junction Railway |
Ardler | ||
| Terminus | Caledonian Railway Dundee and Newtyle Railway |
Newtyle | ||
| Terminus | Caledonian Railway Alyth Railway |
Meigle | ||
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