Golf Club Halt railway station
This article is about the station in Perth and Kinross. For the station in Hove, see Golf Club Halt railway station (Hove). For the station in Suffolk, see Worlington Golf Links Halt railway station.
Golf Club Halt | |
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Location | |
Place | Alyth |
Area | Perth and Kinross |
Coordinates | 56°37′13″N 3°12′14″W / 56.6203°N 3.204°WCoordinates: 56°37′13″N 3°12′14″W / 56.6203°N 3.204°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Alyth Railway |
Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1912 | Opened |
2 July 1951 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Golf Club Halt was a station which served Alyth Golf Club, in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. It was served by trains on the Alyth Railway which ran between Alyth and the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Alyth Junction.[1]
History
Opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1912 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was closed by British Railways in 1951.
References
Notes
- ↑ Awdry (1990), page 57
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- "RAILSCOT on Alyth Railway". Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Alyth Line and station closed |
Alyth Railway Caledonian Railway |
Jordanstone Line and station closed |
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