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Drymen_railway_station Latitude and Longitude:

56°02′43″N 4°26′39″W / 56.0454°N 4.4442°W / 56.0454; -4.4442
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Drymen
The site of the station in 2010
General information
Location Croftamie, Stirling
Scotland
Coordinates 56°02′43″N 4°26′39″W / 56.0454°N 4.4442°W / 56.0454; -4.4442
Grid reference NS478863
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
26 May 1856 (1856-05-26)Opened
1 October 1934 (1934-10-01)Closed

Drymen railway station served the village of Croftamie, Stirling, Scotland, from 1856 to 1934 on the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.

History

The station was opened on 26 May 1856 by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. The station building was on the eastbound platform and the goods yard was served from the east. The station closed on 1 October 1934. [1] The nearby signal box was reduced to a signal box after closure. The station building and the goods shed survives today.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 160. OCLC  931112387.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Caldarvan
Line and station closed
  Forth and Clyde Junction Railway   Gartness
Line and station closed