Airth railway station
Airth Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Scotland |
| History | |
| Original company | Scottish Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| January 1866 | Station opens as Carnock Road[1] |
| January 1866 | Station renamed Airth Road[1][2] |
| 1 January 1867 | Station renamed Airth [2] |
| 20 September 1954 | Station closes[2] |
Airth Road was a railway station serving Airth in the Scottish county of Stirlingshire.
History
The station was opened on the Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway, just after it became part of the Caledonian Railway. In 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
Service
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larbert | Caledonian Railway Alloa Railway |
Throsk | ||
| Caledonian Railway Scottish Central Railway |
South Alloa | |||
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
56°03′50″N 3°48′55″W / 56.06398°N 3.81532°W
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