Dairsie railway station

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

Dairsie
Location
PlaceDairsie
AreaFife
Operations
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Platforms2
History
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)Opened
20 September 1954 (1954-09-20)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

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][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. 140
  2. "RAILSCOT - Dairsie". Railscot. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Leuchars
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Northern Railway
  Cupar
Line and station open


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