Clackmannan and Kennet railway station

Clackmannan and Kennet
The site of the station in 1991
General information
LocationClackmannan, Clackmannanshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°06′28″N 3°44′42″W / 56.1078°N 3.7451°W / 56.1078; -3.7451
Grid referenceNS915919
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
18 December 1893 (1893-12-18)Opened
7 July 1930 (1930-07-07)Closed
2008Line re-opened

Clackmannan and Kennet railway station served the town of Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire from 1893 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.

History

The station opened on 18 December 1893 by the North British Railway. To the southeast was the goods yard. The station closed on 7 July 1930.[1][2]

Infrastructure

View towards the site of the station in 2024

The OS map shows that the station building and platform stood on the south side of the single track line.[3] The station's road access was from near the Cattle Market road end and the goods yard lay on the Kincardine side with two sidings and a head-shunt, one siding running beside a loading dock. A weighing machine is marked.[3] No signal box or signals are shown. The small station building had a section with an awning.[3] A footpath runs from the goods yard to a house that stands on the main road, indicative of a stationmaster's house.[3]

Line reopenning

In 2008 the line, but not the station, was re-opened to freight traffic together with a passenger service as far as Alloa railway station running from Sterling.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 127. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ a b c d 25 Inch OS map
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alloa
Line and station open 		  Kincardine Line   Kilbagie
Line open, station closed


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