Dairsie railway station

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

Dairsie
General information
LocationDairsie, Fife
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)Opened
20 September 1954 (1954-09-20)Closed

History edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 140

External links edit

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Leuchars
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Northern Railway
  Cupar
Line and station open

56°20′20″N 2°56′44″W / 56.3388°N 2.9456°W / 56.3388; -2.9456