South Alloa railway station

South Alloa railway station, located south of the River Forth, served the village of South Alloa, Scotland and the town of Alloa via a ferry link from 1850 to 1885.

South Alloa
LocationSouth Alloa, Falkirk
Scotland
Coordinates56.1057°N 3.8050°W / 56.1057; -3.8050
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyScottish Central Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 September 1850 (1850-09-02)Opened as Alloa
1854Renamed as South Alloa
1 October 1885Closed to passengers
1 September 1950 (1950-09-01)Closed completely

History

The station was opened on 2 September 1850 as Alloa by the Scottish Central Railway (SCR) as the northern terminus of a branch from their Larbert to Stirling main line.[1] The branch ran from Alloa Junction and was known as the Alloa Branch, in the opening notification in the newspaper, or South Alloa Branch, on the OS map.[2][3]

The station was about 200 yards (180 m) south of the ferry pier where ferries ran across the Forth to Alloa pier, a short distance from Alloa Ferry station. In 1860 the station consisted of a small building with one platform on a run-around loop, there were several sidings and a goods shed, close by to the west was a connection to some coke ovens.[4]

At the time of opening the station the SCR took over the running of the ferry and it was reported to be a great benefit until the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway's Alloa to Stirling line opened in 1852.[5]

The station's name was changed to South Alloa in 1854 to avoid confusion with the North British Railway station. It closed to passengers on 1 October 1885 when the Alloa Swing Bridge opened on a direct route to Alloa.[1][6]

By 1895 there were a lot of sidings to the west of the station servicing a timber depot.[3] The line closed to goods on 1 September 1950.[7]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Airth
Line and station closed		   Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway
   Terminus

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 45.
  2. "Scottish Central Railway". Alloa Advertiser. 7 September 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "South Alloa on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII.7 (Airth; Alloa; Clackmannan)". National Library of Scotland. 1895. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "South Alloa on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII.7 (Airth)". National Library of Scotland. 1862. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. "Scottish Central Railway". Stirling Observer. 27 September 1855. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. 15 The North of Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 311–312. ISBN 0-946537-03-8.
  7. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 5 (ref 0151). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.


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