Methven railway station

Methven
Location
Place	Methven
Area	Perth and Kinross
Coordinates	56°24′43″N 3°35′09″W / 56.4120°N 3.5858°W / 56.4120; -3.5858Coordinates: 56°24′43″N 3°35′09″W / 56.4120°N 3.5858°W / 56.4120; -3.5858
Grid reference	NO022255
Operations
Original company	Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway
Pre-grouping	Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 January 1858 (1858-01-01)	Station opened
27 September 1937 (1937-09-27)	Station closed
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Methven railway station served the village of Methven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland and was located between the city of Perth to the east and the town of Crieff to its west. It was the western terminus of the Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway line and opened on 1 January 1858.

History

In 1866, the line was extended westwards all the way to Crieff by the Crieff and Methven Junction Railway and to the south of Methven, a junction and platform was constructed, named appropriately Methven Junction railway station. This newer stop was renamed 'Methven Junction Halt' on 27 September 1937, coinciding with the closure of Methven Station to passenger traffic. Passenger trains continued running between Perth and Crieff until 1 October 1951, but during their last fourteen years, no longer deviated the short distance north to Methven Station. Goods trains however, did continue to visit the station until complete line closure arrived on 25 January 1965.^[1] Nowadays, the site of Methven Station is occupied by a small industrial estate and only the presence of Station Road in the village gives any hint of the railways ever having visited here.

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