Oakley (Fife) railway station

Oakley (Fife)
The site of the station in 2009
General information
Location	Oakley, Fife Scotland
Coordinates	56°04′53″N3°34′04″W / 56.0813°N 3.5677°W / 56.0813; -3.5677
Grid reference	NT025887
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
28 August 1850 (1850-08-28)	Opened as Oakley
9 March 1925	Name changed to Oakley (Fife)
7 October 1968	Closed to passengers
1986 (1986)	Closed to goods
Location

Oakley (Fife) railway station served the village of Oakley, Fife, Scotland from 1850 to 1986 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

History

The station opened as Oakley on 28 August 1850 by the North British Railway. To the west was the goods yard and the private line to Forth Iron Works and Comrie Colliery. The station's name was changed to Oakley (Fife) on 9 March 1925. The goods yard was replaced in the 1950s with exchange sidings being laid. A signal box opened in 1954. The station closed to passengers on 7 October 1968. ^[1]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 307

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
East Grange (Fife) Line and station closed		North British Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Railway		Dunfermline Upper Line and station closed