Cargill railway station
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Cargill | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°31′12″N 3°21′45″W / 56.5199°N 3.3624°W |
Grid reference | NO162372 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Scottish Midland Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
2 August 1848 | Station opened[1] |
11 June 1956 | Station closed[1] |
Cargill railway station was in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was opened by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway running between Perth and Arbroath.
History
Opened by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway, which was later absorbed by 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 Transport Commission.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Stanley | Caledonian Railway Scottish Midland Junction Railway |
Woodside and Burrelton |
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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.
- "Cargill railway station on navigable O.S. map".
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