Woodside and Burrelton railway station

Woodside and Burrelton railway station was located in Burrelton in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on the former Scottish Midland Junction Railway running between Perth and Arbroath.

Woodside and Burrelton
Former Burrelton station house, 1997
General information
Location	Scotland
Coordinates	56.5262°N 3.3041°W / 56.5262; -3.3041
Grid reference	NO198378
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1905	Station opened as Woodside and Burrelton[1]
1 September 1927	Station renamed as Burrelton[1][2]
11 June 1956	Station closed[2]

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cargill		Caledonian Railway		Coupar Angus

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), page 254
2. Butt (1995), page 49

Sources

• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• "Woodside and Burrelton railway station on navigable O.S. map".

External links

• Railscot on Scottish Midland Junction Railway