Meigle railway station
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Meigle railway station served the village of Meigle
in the Scottish
county of Perth and Kinross
. The station was on the Alyth Railway
from on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway
running between and .
on 12 August 1861 as Fullerton, and renamed to Meigle on 1 November 1876 when the station on the same name on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway
was renamed to . It was absorbed into the Caledonian Railway
, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board
on 2 July 1951.
Meigle
Meigle is a village in Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. The nearest town is Forfar in neighbouring Angus. Other smaller settlements nearby are Balkeerie, Kirkinch and Kinloch. Meigle is accessed from the north and south...
in the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
county of Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
. The station was on the Alyth Railway
Alyth Railway
The Alyth Railway was a railway in Angus, Scotland. It connected Alyth railway station with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Perth to Forfar which it joined at Alyth Junction. There were intermediate stations at Golf Club Halt, Jordanstone and Meigle. It also connected to the Dundee and...
from on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845 to link Scottish Central Railway at Perth to the Aberdeen Railway at Forfar. It opened on 4 August 1848, having incorporated the Newtyle, Eassie and Glamiss Railway and Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway between Coupar Angus and...
running between and .
History
Opened by the Alyth RailwayAlyth Railway
The Alyth Railway was a railway in Angus, Scotland. It connected Alyth railway station with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway from Perth to Forfar which it joined at Alyth Junction. There were intermediate stations at Golf Club Halt, Jordanstone and Meigle. It also connected to the Dundee and...
on 12 August 1861 as Fullerton, and renamed to Meigle on 1 November 1876 when the station on the same name on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
The Scottish Midland Junction Railway was authorised on 31 July 1845 to link Scottish Central Railway at Perth to the Aberdeen Railway at Forfar. It opened on 4 August 1848, having incorporated the Newtyle, Eassie and Glamiss Railway and Newtyle and Coupar Angus Railway between Coupar Angus and...
was renamed to . It was absorbed into the Caledonian Railway
Caledonian Railway
The Caledonian Railway was a major Scottish railway company. It was formed in the early 19th century and it was absorbed almost a century later into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in the 1923 railway grouping, by means of the Railways Act 1921...
, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. Passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways
Scottish Region of British Railways
The Scottish Region was one of the six regions created on British Railways and consisted of ex-London, Midland and Scottish Railway and ex-London and North Eastern Railway lines in Scotland...
on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
on 2 July 1951.