Plean railway station

Plean railway station served the village of Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland from 1904 to 1956 on the Scottish Central Railway.

Plean
General information
Location	Plean, Stirlingshire Scotland
Coordinates	56.0735°N 3.8709°W / 56.0735; -3.8709
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Scottish Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1904 (1904-03-01)	Opened
11 June 1956	Closed

History

The station opened on 1 March 1904 by the Scottish Central Railway. To the south were sidings which served nearby collieries and to the north was the signal box. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 11 June 1956.^[1][2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 324. OCLC 931112387.
2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bannockburn Line open, station closed		Scottish Central Railway		Larbert Line and station open