Abercairney railway station

Abercairney
Location
Place	Abercairney
Area	Perthshire
Coordinates
Operations
Original company	Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	?
History
21 May 1866	Opened
1 October 1951	Closed
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Abercairney railway station served the town of Abercairney in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross.

History

Opened on 21 May 1866 by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway, then absorbed by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, the station was closed to passenger traffic by the British Railways Board on 1 October 1951.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Madderty		Caledonian Railway Crieff and Methven Junction Railway		Innerpeffray

References

Sources

• RAILSCOT on Crieff and Methven Junction Railway
• Abercairney station on navigable O. S. map
• Disused stations