Meigle railway station explained

Meigle
Status:Disused
Borough:Meigle, Perth and Kinross
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:56.5885°N -3.1584°W
Platforms:?
Original:Alyth Railway
Pregroup:Caledonian Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:12 August 1861
Events:Opened as Fullerton[1]
Years1:1 November 1876
Events1:Renamed as Meigle[2]
Years2:2 July 1951
Events2:Closed

Meigle railway station served the village of Meigle in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was on the Alyth Railway from on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway running between and .

History

Opened by the Alyth Railway on 12 August 1861 as Fullarton,[1] and renamed to Meigle on 1 November 1876[1] [2] when the station on the same name on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway was renamed to . It was absorbed into 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, it was then closed by British Railways on 2 July 1951.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Butt (1995), page 100
  2. Butt (1995), page 157