Forfar Playfield railway station
Coordinates: 56°38′54″N 2°53′05″W / 56.648224°N 2.884814°W
Forfar | |
|---|---|
| Location | Forfar, Angus Scotland |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Arbroath & Forfar Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Aberdeen Railway Caledonian Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 December 1838 | Opened as Forfar |
| 1848 | Name changed to Forfar Playfield |
| 2 August 1848 | Closed |
Forfar Playfield railway station served the town of Forfar, Angus, Scotland from 1839 to 1848 on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway. This was the first station to serve Forfar. A through-station, Forfar railway station, opened a decade later.
History[]
The station opened as Forfar on 4 December 1838 by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway. The station's name was changed to Forfar Playfield in 1848, although it closed later in the same year on 2 August.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 176. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "RAILSCOT-Forfar Playfield". Railscot. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links[]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clocksbriggs Line and station closed |
Arbroath and Forfar Railway | Forfar Line and station closed |
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- Disused railway stations in Angus
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1839
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1848
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