Alloa Ferry railway station

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LocationAlloa, Clackmannanshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°06′38″N 3°48′01″W / 56.1106°N 3.8004°W / 56.1106; -3.8004
StatusDisused
Alloa Ferry
General information
LocationAlloa, Clackmannanshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°06′38″N 3°48′01″W / 56.1106°N 3.8004°W / 56.1106; -3.8004
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStirling and Dunfermline Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
3 June 1851 (1851-06-03)Opened
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)Closed for passengers
28 February 1968line closed

Alloa Ferry station was the terminus on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway (S&DR) Alloa Harbour branch line that ran from Alloa. It opened on 3 June 1851,[1] running down the east side of Glasshouse Loan to 150 yards (140 m) short of the ferry pier. The end of the branch was described in a local newspaper as where "an extensive goods shed has been erected and a comically diminutive station house has been put up".[2]

Alloa Ferry station closed on 1 July 1852 when the line from Alloa to Stirling was opened.[1] The line closed on 28 February 1968 when the goods service to the harbour was withdrawn.[3]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alloa
Line closed, station relocated and open
  North British Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
  Terminus

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