Falkland Road railway station

Falkland Road railway station served the village of Freuchie, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1958 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It lay almost 1 kilometre to the south of the village at the north end of the Markinch Gap.

Falkland Road
The site of the station in 2002
Location
PlaceFreuchie
AreaFife
Coordinates56.2387°N 3.1516°W / 56.2387; -3.1516
Grid referenceNO257087
Operations
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingEdinburgh and Northern Railway
North British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
20 September 1847 (1847-09-20)Opened
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 20 September 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.[1] To the northwest was the goods yard and at the north end of the southbound platform was the signal box. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 September 1958.[2] The signal box stayed open until 1965 and the station buildings survived until the 1980s.[3]

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References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 168. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Falkland Road Station". Canmore. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. Ewan Crawford, Contributors (18 July 2007). "Falkland Road". Railscot. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kingskettle
Line closed, station open		   Edinburgh and Northern Railway   Markinch
Line and station open


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