Port of Menteith
General information
LocationPort of Menteith, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates56°08′13″N 4°14′55″W / 56.137°N 4.2486°W / 56.137; -4.2486
Grid referenceNS603960
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyForth and Clyde Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 May 1856 (1856-05-26)Opened as Cardross
1 May 1858Name changed to Port of Monteith
June 1880Name changed to Port of Menteith
1 October 1934 (1934-10-01)Closed

Port of Menteith railway station served the village of Port of Menteith, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 by 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

History

The station was opened as Cardross on 26 May 1856 by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. Its name was changed to Port of Monteith on 1 May 1858 to avoid confusion with the station of the same name. The station building was at the east end of the westbound platform. To the south was the goods yard and at the east end of the station was the signal box, which opened in 1893. The station's name changed again to Port of Menteith in June 1880. It closed on 1 October 1934.[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. 348. 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. 189. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Buchlyvie
Line and station closed		   Forth and Clyde Junction Railway   Ladylands Platform
Line and station closed


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