Inchture railway station

Inchture
Location
Place Inchture
Area Perth and Kinross
Coordinates 56°25′30″N 3°09′28″W / 56.4251°N 3.1577°W / 56.4251; -3.1577Coordinates: 56°25′30″N 3°09′28″W / 56.4251°N 3.1577°W / 56.4251; -3.1577
Grid reference NO286264
Operations
Original company Dundee and Perth Railway
Pre-grouping Dundee and Perth Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
24 May 1847 (1847-05-24) Opened
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11) Closed
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Inchture railway station served the village of Inchture, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1847 to 1956 on the Dundee and Perth Railway.

History

The station opened on 24 May 1847 by the Dundee and Perth Railway. It was situated north of Inchture Village and south of Longforgan station. A passenger tramway served Inchture Village to the north. The trams and the tramway started from one of the tramways in the station's good yard. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 11 June 1956.[1][2]

References

  1. "RAILSCOT-Inchture". Railscot. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Inchture, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Longforgan
Line open, station closed
  Dundee and Perth Railway   Inchture Village
Line open, station closed
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