Alyth
Location type
StationName and dates
Alyth (1861-1951)Opened on the Alyth Railway.
Description
This was a single platform terminus with a timber overall roof braced between the station building and the goods shed. This was removed before closure.
There were goods facilities on both sides of the station - cattle bank to north and sidings to south. Immediately south of the east end of the station was a single ended one track locomotive shed. The signal box (1891) was at the east end of the station with most of the lines to its north, save two sidings on the south side.
The box was a ground frame from 1935. The station closed in 1951. The box closed in 1958 and the line closed completely in 1965.
Nothing now remains of the station, the area being redeveloped for housing.
Tags
TerminusExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations Pitcrocknie Platform Jordanstone Meigle [3rd] Meigle [2nd] Washington [N and CAR] Ardler Alyth Junction Meigle Upper Junction Kirkinch Blairgowrie Rosemount Halt Stormont Loch Halt Newtyle [2nd] Coupar Angus Newtyle [1st] | Alyth Shed Isla Viaduct [Cardean] Dean Water Bridge [Cardean] Meigle Burn Bridge Ardler Junction Tourist/other Kinloch House Cardean [House] Meigle House Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum Reekie Linn Waterfall Belmont Castle Airlie Castle Drumkilbo House Ardler West Level Crossing Camno Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| /08/1861 | Alyth Railway Brick single road shed opened at Alyth, Alyth Shed. (Later a sub shed of Dundee West Shed.) A 40ft turntable was later added. |
| / /1869 | Alyth Railway Authorisation to buy further land to expand Alyth station. |
| 15/01/1951 | Dundee and Newtyle Railway Dundee and Newtyle Deviations (Dundee and Perth Railway) Alyth Railway Dundee West to Alyth passenger train withdrawn. Alyth Junction to Newtyle [2nd] essentially closed to passengers until 1952 when Ardler Junction to Newtyle [2nd] is closed and Dundee West to Blairgowrie trains diverted via Alyth Junction. |
| 02/07/1951 | Alyth Railway Alyth town to Alyth Junction closed to passengers. Alyth Shed track lifted. |
| 01/03/1965 | Alyth Railway Alyth town to Alyth Junction closed to freight. |
