Muthill railway station

Muthill
Muthill
General information
Location	Muthill, Perth and Kinross; Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Crieff Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Key dates
13 March 1856	Opened
6 July 1964	Closed

Muthill railway station served the village of Muthill in Scotland. The station is now the premises of James Haggart & Sons LTD (A potato grower and exporter,) the site also has around 7 houses on it.

History

The station was built in 1856 for the Crieff Junction Railway, which connected the town of Crieff, four miles to the north, 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.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tullibardine Line and Station closed		Caledonian Railway Crieff Junction Railway		Strageath Halt Line and Station closed

56°19′45″N 3°47′24″W / 56.3291°N 3.7900°W / 56.3291; -3.7900

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[1] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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