Pittenzie Halt railway station

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Pittenzie Halt
Location, near Crieff, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyScottish Region of British Railways
Key dates
15 September 1958[1]Opened
6 July 1964[1]Closed

Pittenzie Halt railway station on the Crieff Junction Railway served the small hamlet of , near Crieff in Scotland. The line was built in 1856 for the Crieff Junction Railway, which connected Crieff with the Scottish Central Railway at Crieff Junction (now Gleneagles). The CJR was absorbed by the Caledonian Railway in 1865, which itself became part of the London, Midland and Scottish in 1923. The line and the station were closed as part of the Beeching closures in 1964.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 186.

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • RAILSCOT on Crieff Junction Railway
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Highlandman
Line and Station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Crieff Junction Railway
  Crieff
Line and Station closed

Coordinates: 56°21′58″N 3°50′01″W / 56.3660°N 3.8337°W / 56.3660; -3.8337


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