Bogside (Fife) railway station

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Bogside (Fife)
Disused signal box at the site of Bogside Station - geograph.org.uk - 23316.jpg
The disused signal box in 2005
General information
Location Bogside, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates 56°05′34″N3°39′12″W / 56.0929°N 3.6534°W / 56.0929; -3.6534 Coordinates: 56°05′34″N3°39′12″W / 56.0929°N 3.6534°W / 56.0929; -3.6534
Grid reference NS972901
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
28 August 1850 (1850-08-28)Opened as Bogside
1933Name changed to Bogside Fife
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)Closed

Bogside (Fife) railway station served the hamlet of Bogside, Fife, Scotland from 1850 to 1958 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

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History

The station opened as Bogside on 28 August 1850 by the North British Railway. To the north were gunpowder sidings that served Muirside Depot and to the east was a line that served Bogside Colliery. The station's name was changed to Bogside Fife in 1933 to avoid confusion with the one in North Ayrshire. The station closed to passengers on 15 September 1958. [1] It remained open to goods traffic until 1979. [2]

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References

  1. "Bogside Station". Canmore. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. "Bogside Station (C) Richard Webb :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Forest Mill
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
  Eastgrange
Line and station closed