St Fort railway station

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St. Fort
Location St Fort, Forgan, Fife
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 June 1878 (1878-06-01)Opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed

St. Fort railway station served the civil parish of Forgan, Fife, Scotland from 1878 to 1965 on the Tay Bridge Line and Newburgh and North Fife Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1878 by the North British Railway. To the west was the goods yard and to the east was the signal box. This was replaced in 1909 by the north junction box. The station closed on 6 September 1965 [1] with the signal box closing a year later. [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. 352
  2. "RAILSCOT - St Fort". Railscot. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Newburgh and North Fife Railway   Kilmany
Line and station closed
  Historical railways  
Dundee Esplanade
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Tay Bridge Line
  Leuchars
Line and station open

Coordinates: 56°24′26″N2°57′26″W / 56.407172°N 2.957163°W / 56.407172; -2.957163