Introduction

This railway is closed. It was a single track five mile railway between Almond Valley Junction, north of Perth to Methven opened in 1858. There were no passing loops on the line originally. The railway was fairly level, gently rising as it ran west through farmland, south of the River Almond. There were no notable engineering features, Almondbank's two storey station building (which still stands) was probably the largest construction.

In 1866 it was extended west to Crieff [1st], Methven being left on a short branch from a new Methven Junction station (with a passing loop on the through route rather than Methven branch).

With extension to Comrie (1893) and Balquhidder [2nd] (1905) it became part of a through route between the the west, via the Callander and Oban Railway, and Perth.

Perth to Methven was to be served by steam railcars under the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (formed 1923).

Passenger trains were withdrawn from Methven in 1937, and from the rest of the line in 1951 (west of Comrie was also closed).

From 1962, the opening of Perth New Yard, the line was reached from the yard and the direct connection was taken out at Almond Valley Junction.

In 1964 Crieff [2nd] to Comrie and Crieff [2nd] to Gleneagles closed completely. The Almond Valley line became the only route to Crieff [1st] (a goods yard on the site of the original station in Crieff). Methven goods closed in 1965.

The line survived until 1967 as the freight only route to Crieff. Following closure to Crieff it was cut back to Inveralmond Distillery Siding, reached from Perth New Yard. This was later cut back completely.