Tayport railway station

Tayport railway station served the town of Tayport, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Newport Railway.

Tayport
A DMU at Tayport
Location
PlaceTayport
AreaFife
Coordinates56.4505°N 2.8807°W / 56.4505; -2.8807
Grid referenceNO458290
Operations
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Newport Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)Station opened as Ferryport-on-Craig
1851renamed Tayport
22 May 1966Passenger service withdrawn
18 September 1967 (1967-09-18)[1]Station 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[2] by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway as Ferryport-on-Craig but was renamed to its later name in 1851.[3]. It was east of Tayport Docks, which had freight sidings that served the docks themselves and a timber yard. The line to Leuchars was closed to passengers on 9 January 1956 and completely on 18 September 1967. Passenger service to Dundee was withdrawn on 22 May 1966 to facilitate construction of the Tay Road Bridge. The station officially closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 18 September 1967.[4]

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References

  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 101
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 391. OCLC 931112387.
  3. https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
  4. "Tayport, Tay Street, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Newport-on-Tay East
Line and station closed
  Newport Railway   Leuchars
line closed, station open


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