Clackmannan and Kennet railway station
Clackmannan and Kennet | |
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![]() The site of the station in 1991 | |
General information | |
Location | Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°06′28″N 3°44′42″W / 56.1078°N 3.7451°W |
Grid reference | NS915919 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
18 December 1893 | Opened |
7 July 1930 | Closed |
2008 | Line re-opened |
Clackmannan and Kennet railway station served the town of Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire from 1893 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.
History
[edit]The station opened on 18 December 1893 by the North British Railway. To the southeast was the goods yard. The station closed on 7 July 1930.[1][2]
Infrastructure
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kincardine_Line_at_Clackmannan%2C_Fife.jpg/250px-Kincardine_Line_at_Clackmannan%2C_Fife.jpg)
The OS map shows that the station building and platform stood on the south side of the single track line.[3] The station's road access was from near the Cattle Market road end and the goods yard lay on the Kincardine side with two sidings and a head-shunt, one siding running beside a loading dock. A weighing machine is marked.[3] No signal box or signals are shown. The small station building had a section with an awning.[3] A footpath runs from the goods yard to a house that stands on the main road, indicative of a stationmaster's house.[3]
Line reopenning
[edit]In 2008 the line, but not the station, was re-opened to freight traffic together with a passenger service as far as Alloa railway station running from Sterling.
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 127. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ a b c d 25 Inch OS map
External links
[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Alloa Line and station open |
Kincardine Line | Kilbagie Line open, station closed |