Black Island Platform railway station

Black Island Platform
General information
LocationBlair Atholl, Perth and Kinross
Scotland
Coordinates56°46′03″N 3°52′17″W / 56.7674°N 3.8714°W / 56.7674; -3.8714
Grid referenceNN857655
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyInverness and Perth Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHighland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1904Opened
11 April 1959 (1959-04-11)[1]Station closed

Black Island Platform railway station, Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was located at an area known as the Black Island beside the River Garry.[2] The station was used during WWII by forestry workers and was not open for use by the general public. Standing on the old Inverness and Perth Junction Railway route it lay 36 mi 16 chains (58.3 km) from Perth railway station.

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 36. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Sheet 49 - Grampian Mountains & Blair Atholl Publication date:1927.