Airth railway station

Airth
General information
LocationAirth, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates56°03′50″N 3°48′55″W / 56.06398°N 3.81532°W / 56.06398; -3.81532
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyScottish Central Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
July 1852Opened as Carnock Road
1865Renamed as Airth Road
1866Renamed as Airth
20 September 1954Station closed

Airth was a railway station serving Airth in the Scottish county of Falkirk.

History

The station was opened as Carnock Road in July 1852 on the Alloa Branch of the Scottish Central Railway, the branch had opened two years earlier in 1850.[1]

The station was sited about 1+3⁄4 miles (2.8 km) from the village and was located in Stirling. Originally the station was at a level crossing, there was a single platform on a single line of railway with a siding to the south. The OS map has the station named as Carnock Station.[2][3]

In 1865 the station was renamed Airth Road and it was again renamed as Airth in 1866.[1]

One of the agreements made between the Caledonian Railway (CR) and the North British Railway prior to the Alloa Railway opening in 1885 was to double track the remainder of the Alloa Branch to accommodate the increased traffic that would result from the bridge over the Forth.[4]

When the line was double-tracked the station was rebuilt, the road now formed an overbridge and the station was relocated to the south of the road, there were two platforms connected by a footbridge either side of a double running line, and a siding to the east, and a signal box to the south.[5]

By 1915, a goods shed and several sidings had been added. The goods yard was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a two ton crane.[6][7]

The station closed on 20 September 1954.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alloa Junction
Line and station closed 		  Caledonian Railway
Alloa Railway
   Throsk
Line and station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway
   South Alloa
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Quick 2022, p. 46.
  2. ^ "Carnock Station on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XXIV.2 (St. Ninians)". National Library of Scotland. 1862. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "South Alloa Branch on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XXIV.3 (St. Ninians)". National Library of Scotland. 1862. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Local Act, 46 & 47 Victoria I, c. lxviii:An Act to authorise a Railway in Alloa Parish from the North British Railway to the Alloa Railway; to confirm an agreement as to running powers, &c.; ... and for other purposes". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1883. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Airth Station on 25 inch maps Stirlingshire, 024.02 & 024.03". National Library of Scotland. 1897. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 461.
  7. ^ "Airth Station on 25 inch map Stirlingshire nXXIV.2 (Airth; Larbert; St Ninians)". National Library of Scotland. 1915. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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