Murthly railway station served the village of

Murthly Murthly (Scottish Gaelic ''Mòrthlaich'') is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the south bank of the River Tay, southeast of Dunkeld, and north of Perth. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital, was opened i ...

, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1856 to 1965 on the

Perth and Dunkeld Railway The Perth and Dunkeld Railway was a Scottish railway company. It was built from a junction with the Scottish Midland Junction Railway at Stanley, north of Perth, to a terminus at Birnam, on the south bank of the River Tay opposite Dunkeld. It ...

. The railway line which the station was on is still active, being the

Highland Main Line The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth at one end and Inverness at the other. Today, services between Inverness and Edi ...

History

The station opened on 7 April 1856 by the

. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 3 May 1965. The station signal box, built in 1898 for the Highland Railway, was relocated from Inverness to Murthly in 1919. It is considered at high risk due to its structural deterioration.Murthly Station Signal Box, Murthly
- Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland

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Disused railway stations in Perth and Kinross Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 Beeching closures in Scotland 1856 establishments in Scotland 1965 disestablishments in Scotland Former Highland Railway stations {{PerthKinross-railstation-stub