Golf Club Halt railway station (Scotland)

Golf Club Halt was a station which served Alyth Golf Club, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. It was served by trains on the Alyth Railway which ran between Alyth and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Alyth Junction.[1]

Golf Club Halt
Location
PlaceAlyth
AreaPerth and Kinross
Coordinates56.6203°N 3.204°W / 56.6203; -3.204
Operations
Original companyAlyth Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1
History
1912Opened
2 July 1951Closed
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

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1912 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was closed by British Railways in 1951.

References

Notes
  1. Awdry (1990), page 57

Sources
  • Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  • 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 (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • 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.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alyth
Line and station closed		   Alyth Railway
Caledonian Railway
   Jordanstone
Line and station closed
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