South Alloa
Location type
StationNames and dates
Alloa [CR] (1850-1854)South Alloa (1854-1885)
Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Opened on the South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway).Description
This was the terminus of the South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway).
A ferry operated from the pier here to Alloa Harbour. The railway took control of this ferry after reaching South Alloa, this passing to the Caledonian Railway who later replaced it with the Alloa Railway.
This was a single platform station, platform to the west of a rounding loop. A cattle dock was to the south.
There were a number of sidings and piers here as South Alloa was a depot for timber used for pit props, largely imported.
The station closed with the opening of the Alloa Railway over Alloa Bridge giving the Caledonian Railway direct access to [Alloa]]. Closure to goods was in 1950.
Little remains of the station today.
Tags
Terminus stationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Alloa Ferry Alloa [1st] Alloa Throsk Cambus Clackmannan and Kennet Sauchie Clackmannan Road Airth Alva Blackgrange Glenfoot Plean Menstrie and Glenochil Kilbagie | Alloa Glass Works Alloa Harbour Alloa Wet Dock Kelliebank Glass Works Forth Shipbuilding Yard Forthbank Yard Alloa Goods [CR] Kelliebank Bottling Stores Forthbank Pit Alloa Shed [CR] Alloa Goods [NBR] Craigward Malthouse Bass Crest Brewery Iron Foundry Bedford Place Tunnel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 02/09/1850 | South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Alloa Junction to South Alloa opened to goods and minerals. |
| 01/07/1853 | South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Alloa Junction to South Alloa opened to passengers. Ferry used to cross the River Forth to Alloa. |
| / /1859 | Scottish Central Railway Consolidation and Amendment Act passed. (Acts of 1845, 1846 (South Alloa), 1851 and 1853 repealed.) |
| / /1873 | South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Authorisation to build a dock at South Alloa granted. Although not built wharves handling timber import were built. |
| 01/10/1885 | Alloa Railway
South Alloa Branch (Scottish Central Railway) Line from Dunmore Junction to Alloa West Junction and swing bridge, Alloa Bridge opened. Caledonian Railway trains start to use Alloa [1st] station. Dunmore Junction to South Alloa closed to passengers. Alloa Goods [CR] opened. |
Books
 Scottish Central Railway (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
