Bogside (Fife) | |
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General information | |
Location | Bogside, Fife Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°05′34″N3°39′12″W / 56.0929°N 3.6534°W Coordinates: 56°05′34″N3°39′12″W / 56.0929°N 3.6534°W |
Grid reference | NS972901 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North British Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
28 August 1850 | Opened as Bogside |
1933 | Name changed to Bogside Fife |
15 September 1958 | Closed |
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Forest Mill Line and station closed | North British Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Railway | Eastgrange Line and station closed |