Tillicoultry railway station explained

Tillicoultry
Status:Disused
Borough:Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:56.1503°N -3.74°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
2 (later added)
Original:Devon Valley Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed

Tillicoultry railway station served the town of Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland from 1851 to 1964 on the Devon Valley Railway and the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

History

The station opened on 22 December 1851 by the Devon Valley Railway. To the south west were coal pits, being served by Alloa Waggonway. To the south was the signal box. To the north was a goods station, which had a turntable, a loading bank and a shed. The station was originally a terminus until the stations to the east opened. Another platform was added in 1904 as well as a new signal box to the north, replacing the original one. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 June 1964.[1] The signal box closed in 1967.

Notes and References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 397