Oakley (Fife) railway station

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Oakley (Fife)
Site of Oakley Station - geograph.org.uk - 1543066.jpg
The site of the station in 2009
Location Oakley, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates 56°04′53″N3°34′04″W / 56.0813°N 3.5677°W / 56.0813; -3.5677 Coordinates: 56°04′53″N3°34′04″W / 56.0813°N 3.5677°W / 56.0813; -3.5677
Grid reference NT025887
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
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 1925Name changed to Oakley (Fife)
7 October 1968Closed to passengers
1986 (1986)Closed to goods

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] The signal box closed in 1980 and the station closed completely in 1986 when Comrie Colliery closed. [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. 307
  2. ↑ "RAILSCOT - Oakley (Fife)". Railscot. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
East Grange (Moray)
Line and station closed		  North British Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway 		  Dunfermline Upper
Line and station closed


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