Alva railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Alva
other_name= Allamhagh


caption =
locale = Scotland
borough = Clackmannanshire
line = Alva Railway
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
platforms = ?
latitude =
longitude =
gridref =
years = 3 June 1863
events = Station opens
years1 = 1 November 1954
events1 = Station closes

Alva railway station was a station in the village of Alva, in the Scottish county of Clackmannanshire. The station was the terminus of a branch from Cambus on the Stirling to Dunfermline Lower line.

History

Opened by the Alva Railway, as part of the North British Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The site, on the south side of the town, has not yet been developed.

References

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* Alva railway closures [http://www.staff.stir.ac.uk/jeff.wotherspoon/sak/sakdieselera/sakdieselera1.htm]