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Throsk railway station

Coordinates: 56°05′50″N 3°49′51″W / 56.0971°N 3.8309°W / 56.0971; -3.8309
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Throsk
General information
LocationThrosk, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates56°05′50″N 3°49′51″W / 56.0971°N 3.8309°W / 56.0971; -3.8309
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
December 1890 (1890-12)Opened as Throsk Platform
1920-21Renamed as Throsk
18 April 1966 (1966-04-18)Closed

The Throsk railway station was a railway station that served the village of Throsk, Stirling, Scotland from 1890 to 1966.

History

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The station was opened in December 1890 as Throsk Platform by the Caledonian Railway. It was situated just south of the Alloa Swing Bridge.[1]

The station became a junction during World War I when the Bandeath Munitions Depot was established on the peninsula to the west of the swing bridge, the junction was between the station and the bridge.[2][3]

In 1920–21 the station was renamed Throsk and may also have been known as Throsk Halt at times. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 18 April 1966.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Alloa
Line closed, station relocated and open
  Caledonian Railway
Alloa Railway
  Airth
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 445. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Naval Establishments, (Scotland)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 432. House of Commons. 21 January 1947.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "World War One Audit of Surviving Remains (964969)". Canmore. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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