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Blackford railway station served the village of
Blackford, Perth and Kinross Blackford (Scottish Gaelic: ''Srath Gaoithe'') is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately from the town of Auchterarder. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. It is ho ...
, Scotland from 1848 to 1956 on the
Scottish Central Railway The Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link Perth and Stirling to Central Scotland, by building a railway line to join the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway near Castlecary. The line opened in 1848 including a branch to South Alloa. The ...
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History

The station opened on 22 May 1848 by the
Scottish Central Railway The Scottish Central Railway was formed in 1845 to link Perth and Stirling to Central Scotland, by building a railway line to join the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway near Castlecary. The line opened in 1848 including a branch to South Alloa. The ...
. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 11 June 1956.


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Disused railway stations in Perth and Kinross Former Caledonian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 1848 establishments in Scotland 1956 disestablishments in Scotland {{PerthKinross-railstation-stub