Alyth Junction railway station
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) | |
| Location | |
| Place | Meigle |
| Area | Angus |
| Coordinates | 56.57347°N 3.15067°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| History | |
| 1 August 1861 | Station opened as Meigle[1] |
| 1 November 1876 | Renamed as Alyth Junction[1][2] |
| 4 September 1967 | Station closed[2] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
The station is in the Angus council area, just over the border from Meigle.
History
Opened by the Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen Junction 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.
| 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 | ||
The site today
Today some of the platforms remain and the site is waterlogged.
References
Notes
- Butt (1995), page 157
- Butt (1995), page 16
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (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.
- 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.
- "RAILSCOT on Alyth Railway". Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- "RAILSCOT on Scottish Midland Junction Railway".
- "RAILSCOT on Dundee and Newtyle Railway".
- "Alyth Junction railway station on navigable O.S. map".
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