Aberfoyle railway station
Aberfoyle railway station served the village of Aberfoyle in Scotland between 1882 and 1951.
| Aberfoyle | |
|---|---|
 Location of the former station (1997) | |
| Location | |
| Place | Aberfoyle |
| Area | Stirling |
| Coordinates | 56.17755°N 4.38303°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1882 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1951 | Station closes |
| 5 October 1959 | closed for freight |
| 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
The station was opened by the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway on 2 October 1882 as the terminus of a short branch line from Buchlyvie on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.[1][2]
The line was absorbed into the North British Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923.
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[3]
It became part of the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The line and station closed to passengers on 1 October 1951 and to freight on 5 October 1959.[1][4]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartmore | North British Railway Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway |
Terminus | ||
The site today
The old station is now demolished, replaced by a parking space.[5]
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References
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 542. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 6 & 15 (refs 0244 & 0703). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- "Tour Aberfoyle". Tour Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
Further reading
- 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.
External links
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