Alloa South Station
Railway Station (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Site Name Alloa South Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century)-(20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Alloa, South Station; Alloa Goods Station
Canmore ID 268747
Site Number NS89SE 222
NGR NS 87870 91880
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/268747
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Airth
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS89SE 222 87870 91880
Location formerly entered as NS 87863 91884.
Not to be confused with Alloa Station (North British Rly), situated N of the river at NS 88693 93109, for which see NS89SE 172.
This terminal station on the branch line (from Airth) of the former Caledonian Rly was opened (by the Scottiosh Central Rly) on 12 September 1850. It was renamed South Alloa Station in January 1854, and closed to regular passenger traffic on 1 October 1885. Both line and station remained open to goods traffic for a lengthy period thereafter.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 November 2004.
R V J Butt 1995.
