East Fortune railway station

East Fortune
The site of the station, looking southeast towards Berwick-upon-Tweed, in 1997
General information
Location	East Fortune, East Lothian Scotland
Coordinates	56°00′25″N2°42′35″W / 56.0069°N 2.7096°W / 56.0069; -2.7096
Grid reference	NT558795
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Key dates
July 1848 (1848-07)	Opened
4 May 1964	Closed to passengers
14 September 1970 (1970-09-14)	Closed to goods
Location

East Fortune railway station served the village of East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland from 1848 to 1970 on the North British Railway Main Line.

History

The station was opened in July 1848 by the North British Railway. ^[1] It was situated immediately east of the later East Fortune Hospital and on the northeast perimeter of the 20th century airfield.

The station closed to passengers on 4 May 1964 ^[2] and closed to goods on 14 September 1970. ^[3]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 158
2. "East Fortune Station". Canmore. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
3. "Up the ECML at site of East Fortune... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Drem		North British Railway North British Railway Main Line		East Linton Line & station open (resited)