Inchture railway station

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Inchture
Inchture Tram.jpg
The Inchture Tram at the station in 1905
LocationInchture, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates56°25′30″N 3°09′28″W / 56.4251°N 3.1577°W / 56.4251; -3.1577Coordinates: 56°25′30″N 3°09′28″W / 56.4251°N 3.1577°W / 56.4251; -3.1577
Grid referenceNO286264
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDundee and Perth Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 May 1847 (1847-05-24)Opened
11 June 1956 (1956-06-11)Closed

Inchture railway station served the village of Inchture, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1847 to 1956 on the Dundee and Perth Railway.

History[]

The station opened on 24 May 1847 by the Dundee and Perth Railway. A passenger tramway served Inchture Village to the north. The trams and the tramway started from one of the tramways in the station's good yard. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 11 June 1956.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ "RAILSCOT-Inchture". Railscot. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Inchture, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

External links[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Longforgan
Line open, station closed
  Dundee and Perth Railway   Errol
Line open, station closed


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