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This marshalling yard was laid out to the north of Perth gradually replacing four existing yards nearby, opening in 1962.

Aviemore Yard also closed with its opening, the dividing of southbound trains from the Highland Main Line into Glasgow and Edinburgh portions being carried out in the new yard.

The Perth goods lines were improved at their northern end to slightly reduce the distance to the yard over double track shared with passenger trains.

The yard was on the west side of the main line and could be approached from either direction as crossovers were provided. There were six looped reception roads and an engine road, for running round and which was connected to a turntable to its south. From the reception lines the headshunt of the yard, to the north (and Crieff line) could be reached. coming south again, further west, the line passed over the hump (by the yard inspector's office) to reach the primary retarder, beyond which was a split into the A, B, C, D and E secondary retarders and the division of each of these into six sorting sidings. Sidings in the east part of the yard, groups A and B, were for northbound trains. Groups C, D and E were for the south. The sorting sidings were looped and connected to the south to the main line and at the north end could bypass the hump to reach the main line or Crieff line. There were also three up secondary sorting sidings at the west side of the yard and down secondary sorting sidings sandwiched between the reception lines and group A sidings.

In addition to the sorting sidings there was a turntable, loading banks (one inclined van lye at each of the site), NDT shed and wagon shops.

The yard's control tower looked out over the five secondary retarders and the north end of the sorting sidings.

The yard lost much of its purpose when the Strathmore Main Line via Forfar [2nd] closed as a through route in 1967 (when the Crieff [1st] branch also closed).

It was latterly used for storage of redundant stock and as a permanent way base.

The yard closed in 2008.

The site partially remains in railway ownership and may be used for a train maintenance depot. Also known as Tulloch and Muirton.

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