Alloa Ferry
Location type
StationName and dates
Alloa Ferry (1851-1852)Opened on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.
Description
This was a short lived passenger station on the north bank of the River Forth. It was just east of the original part of the Alloa Glass Works.
The station was the terminus of the line from Dunfermline [2nd] before continuation west to Stirling. Passengers were able to complete their journey from Dunfermline by catching a ferry over the River Forth and catching a train from South Alloa on the south bank.
With the continuation of the line west to Stirling this became a short branch from Alloa West Junction. The former station was between Castle Street and Forth Street. The line north of Castle Street was retained and a large goods yard developed here surviving until 1979.
The station site is within the Alloa Glass Works. Nothing obvious remains of the ferry pier itself, there has been land reclamation. The goods yard is now parkland.
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Station terminusExternal links
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations South Alloa Alloa [1st] Alloa Throsk Cambus Sauchie Clackmannan and Kennet Clackmannan Road Alva Glenfoot Blackgrange Airth Menstrie and Glenochil Kilbagie Forest Mill | Alloa Glass Works Alloa Harbour Alloa Goods [CR] Alloa Goods [NBR] Craigward Malthouse Bedford Place Tunnel Bass Crest Brewery Alloa Wet Dock Alloa Shed [CR] Kelliebank Bottling Stores Forth Shipbuilding Yard Forthbank Yard Kelliebank Glass Works Forthbank Pit Tourist/other Alloa Tower |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
