Bankfoot
Location type
StationName and dates
Bankfoot (1906-1931)Opened on the Bankfoot Light Railway.
Description
This was a one platform terminus opened in 1906. There was a timber station building and a goods shed. To the south was Bankfoot Shed.
After closure to passengers in 1931 the platform was cut back to around two coach lengths. The line remained open for goods.
After closure of the branch in 1964 the station building remained on the platform as a milk bar at a caravan park. The site has since been cleared for housing.
Tags
Terminus StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
09/04/2023
| Nearby stations Rohallion Stanley [SMJR] Stanley Junction Murthly Strathord Luncarty Ballathie Dunkeld and Birnam Cargill Ruthven Road Almondbank Methven Tibbermuir Muirton Methven Junction | Bankfoot Shed Kingswood Crossing Kingswood Tunnel Denmarkfield Tourist/other Murthly Hospital Dunkeld Road Bridge Temporary Signal Box Murthly Castle Stanley Mills Rohallion Castle Luncarty House Inchtuthil Legionary Fortress King^s Stone Birnam Lodge Ballathie House Hotel Torwood House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 13/04/1931 | Bankfoot Light Railway Bankfoot to Strathord closed to passengers. |
| 07/09/1964 | Bankfoot Light Railway Bankfoot to Strathord (excluded) closed to freight. |
News items
| 12/09/2023 | Bankfoot Railway Station pictures offer glimpse of Perthshires past and last days of steam [The Courier] |
