St Fort railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in St Fort, Fife}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox station

| name = St. Fort

| status = Disused

| image =

| borough = St Fort, Forgan, Fife

| country = Scotland

| platforms = 2

| original = North British Railway

| postgroup = LNER

British Rail (Scottish Region)

| years = {{Start date|1878|06|01|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = {{End date|1965|09|06|df=y}}

| events1 = 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.M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 352{{Butt-Stations|page=203}}

References

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{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{rail line |next={{rws|Kilmany}}
Line and station closed |route=Newburgh and North Fife Railway|col={{LNER colour}} }}

{{Historical Rail Insert}}

{{rail line |previous={{rws|Dundee Esplanade}}
Line open, station closed |next={{rws|Leuchars}}
Line and station open |route=North British Railway
Tay Bridge Line|col={{NBR colour}} }}

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Category:Disused railway stations in Fife

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965

Category:Beeching closures in Scotland

Category:1878 establishments in Scotland

Category:1965 disestablishments in Scotland

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