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Glenfoot railway station

Coordinates: 56°08′45″N 3°45′23″W / 56.1457°N 3.7564°W / 56.1457; -3.7564
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Glenfoot
General information
LocationTillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDevon Valley Railway
Key dates
3 June 1851 (1851-06-03)Opened
22 December 1851 (1851-12-22)Closed

Glenfoot railway station was a temporary terminus that served the town of Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland in 1851 on the Devon Valley Railway.

History

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The station opened on 3 June 1851 by the Devon Valley Railway.[1] It was a short-lived terminus, closing on 22 December of the same year[2] when the Tillicoultry Viaduct opened.

References

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  1. ^ Lindsay, David (2009). North British Railway Register of Station Routes and Lines. Edinburgh: North British Railway Study Group. p. 9.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 422. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sauchie
Line and station closed
  Devon Valley Railway   Tillicoultry
Line and station closed

56°08′45″N 3°45′23″W / 56.1457°N 3.7564°W / 56.1457; -3.7564