Tillicoultry railway station

Tillicoultry
Tillicoultry
General information
Location	Clackmannanshire
Coordinates	56°09′01″N 3°44′24″W / 56.1503°N 3.74°W
Platforms	1; 2 (later added)
History
Original company	Devon Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
22 December 1851	Opened
15 June 1964	Closed

Tillicoultry railway station served the town of Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland from 1851 to 1964 on the Devon Valley Railway and the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

History

The station opened on 22 December 1851 by the Devon Valley Railway. To the south west were coal pits, being served by Alloa Waggonway. To the south was the signal box. To the north was a goods station, which had a turntable, a loading bank and a shed. The station was originally a terminus until the stations to the east opened. Another platform was added in 1904 as well as a new signal box to the north, replacing the original one. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 June 1964.^[1] The signal box closed in 1967.^[2]^[3]

References

^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 397
^ "RAILSCOT - Tillicoultry". Railscot. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "Tillicoultry Railway Station". Canmore. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Glenfoot Line and station closed		Devon Valley Railway		Dollar Line and station closed

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[quick-1] M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 397

[TillicoultryStationInfo-2] "RAILSCOT - Tillicoultry". Railscot. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[TillicoultryStationInfo2-3] "Tillicoultry Railway Station". Canmore. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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