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.
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]
^ abQuick, Michael (2022) [2001]. (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^"Scottish Central Railway". Alloa Advertiser. 7 September 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ab"South Alloa on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII.7 (Airth; Alloa; Clackmannan)". National Library of Scotland. 1895. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^"South Alloa on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII.7 (Airth)". National Library of Scotland. 1862. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^"Scottish Central Railway". Stirling Observer. 27 September 1855. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Thomas, John; Turnock, David (1989). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 15 The North of Scotland (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 311–312. ISBN0-946537-03-8.
^Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 5 (ref 0151). ISBN0-9477-9618-5.
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south, alloa, railway, station, located, south, river, forth, served, village, south, alloa, scotland, town, alloa, ferry, link, from, 1850, 1885, south, alloageneral, informationlocationsouth, alloa, falkirkscotlandcoordinates56, 1057, 8050, 1057, 8050platfor. 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 AlloaGeneral informationLocationSouth Alloa FalkirkScotlandCoordinates56 06 21 N 3 48 18 W 56 1057 N 3 8050 W 56 1057 3 8050Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyScottish Central RailwayPre groupingCaledonian RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates2 September 1850 1850 09 02 Opened as Alloa1854Renamed as South Alloa1 October 1885Closed to passengers1 September 1950 1950 09 01 Closed completelyvteAlloa stations 1850 1885Legend1850S amp DR to DunfermlineAlloaStirling Ferry Alloa FerryAlloaSCR to Stirling Carnock RoadAlloa JunctionSCR to LarbertStirling and Dunfermline Railway S amp DR Scottish Central Railway SCR Station names are as in use in 18501851S amp DR to DunfermlineAlloaAlloa Ferry stationStirling Ferry Alloa FerryAlloaSCR to Stirling Carnock RoadAlloa JunctionSCR to LarbertStirling and Dunfermline Railway S amp DR Scottish Central Railway SCR Station names are as in use in 18511853S amp DR to DunfermlineAlloaHarbour JunctionS amp DR to StirlingAlloa Ferry stationAlloaSCR to Stirling Carnock RoadAlloa JunctionSCR to LarbertStirling and Dunfermline Railway S amp DR Scottish Central Railway SCR Station names are as in use in 18531885NBR to DunfermlineAlloa NorthHarbour JunctionWest JunctionNBR to Stirling NBR Goods stationLongcarse Junction CR Goods stationAlloa Ferry station Alloa Harbour opened1877 Alloa Swing BridgeSouth AlloaDunmore JunctionCR to Stirling AirthAlloa Junction closed1865 CR to LarbertNorth British Railway NBR Caledonian Railway CR Station names are as in use in 1885History EditThe 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 stationAirthLine and station closed Caledonian RailwayScottish Central Railway TerminusReferences Edit a b Quick Michael 2022 2001 Railway passenger stations in Great Britain a chronology PDF version 5 04 Railway amp Canal Historical Society p 49 Archived from the original PDF on 25 November 2022 Scottish Central Railway Alloa Advertiser 7 September 1850 p 3 Retrieved 27 July 2020 via British Newspaper Archive a b South Alloa on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII 7 Airth Alloa Clackmannan National Library of Scotland 1895 Retrieved 27 July 2020 South Alloa on 25 inch map Stirlingshire XVIII 7 Airth National Library of Scotland 1862 Retrieved 27 July 2020 Scottish Central Railway Stirling Observer 27 September 1855 p 3 Retrieved 27 July 2020 via British Newspaper Archive Thomas John Turnock David 1989 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol 15 The North of Scotland 1st ed Newton Abbott Devon David amp Charles pp 311 312 ISBN 0 946537 03 8 Hurst Geoffrey 1992 Register of Closed Railways 1948 1991 Worksop Nottinghamshire Milepost Publications p 5 ref 0151 ISBN 0 9477 9618 5 External links Edit RAILSCOT South Alloa Railscot Retrieved 7 July 2018 nbsp This Scotland railway station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Alloa railway station amp oldid 1135744369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
