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Gartness railway station

Coordinates: 56°03′04″N 4°24′41″W / 56.051056°N 4.411352°W / 56.051056; -4.411352
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Gartness
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Stirling, in 1997
General information
LocationGartness, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates56°03′04″N 4°24′41″W / 56.051056°N 4.411352°W / 56.051056; -4.411352
Grid referenceNS501874
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyForth and Clyde Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 May 1856 (1856-05-26)Opened
1 October 1934Closed to passengers
1 November 1950 (1950-11-01)Closed to goods

Gartness railway station served the hamlet of Gartness, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 to 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 26 May 1856 by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. To the east end was a siding and to the west was a level crossing. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1934[1] and closed to goods on 1 November 1950.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 192. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Site of Gartness station, 1997 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 20 June 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Drymen
Line and station closed
  Forth and Clyde Junction Railway   Balfron
Line and station closed