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Aberfeldy railway station

Coordinates: 56°37′11.6″N 3°51′39.6″W / 56.619889°N 3.861000°W / 56.619889; -3.861000
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Aberfeldy
General information
LocationAberfeldy, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 July 1865Station opens
3 May 1965Station closes

Aberfeldy railway station served the village of Aberfeldy in Scotland.

History

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The station was opened on 3 July 1865 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway when it opened the branch line from Ballinluig to Aberfeldy.[1][2]

To the north west of the station was a goods yard and shed, with a 5 ton crane, able to take live stock, horse boxes and cattle vans.[3] To the south of the line as it left the station was a small engine shed and turntable.[4]

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1935 to 1939.[5] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1952 to 1963.[6]

The station closed to freight and passengers on 3 May 1965.[1][7]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Grandtully
Line and station closed
  Highland Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway
  Terminus

The site today

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The old station is now demolished, replaced by a parking area.

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 43.
  2. ^ Grant 2017, p. 278.
  3. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 12.
  4. ^ "Aberfeldy station on OS 25inch map Perth and Clackmannanshire XLIX.6 (Dull; Logierait; Weem)". National Library of Scotland. 1900. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. ^ McRae 1997, p. 22.
  6. ^ McRae 1998, p. 13.
  7. ^ Hurst 1992, p. 36 (ref 1703).

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56°37′11.6″N 3°51′39.6″W / 56.619889°N 3.861000°W / 56.619889; -3.861000