Dairsie railway station

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Dairsie
Location Dairsie, Fife
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)Opened
20 September 1954 (1954-09-20)Closed

Dairsie railway station served the village of Dairsie, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1954 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

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History

The station opened on 17 May 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. To the south was Dairsie Castle and to the north was a loading bank. A signal box was north of the southbound platform. This closed in 1965, 11 years after the station which closed on 20 September 1954. [1] [2]

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References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 140
  2. "RAILSCOT - Dairsie". Railscot. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Leuchars
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Northern Railway
  Cupar
Line and station open

Coordinates: 56°20′20″N2°56′44″W / 56.3388°N 2.9456°W / 56.3388; -2.9456