Oakley (Fife) railway station
Oakley (Fife) | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2009 | |
Location | Oakley, Fife Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°04′53″N 3°34′04″W / 56.0813°N 3.5677°WCoordinates: 56°04′53″N 3°34′04″W / 56.0813°N 3.5677°W |
Grid reference | NT025887 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER British Rail (Scottish Region) |
Key dates | |
28 August 1850 | Opened as Oakley |
9 March 1925 | Name changed to Oakley (Fife) |
7 October 1968 | Closed to passengers |
1986 | Closed to goods |
Oakley (Fife) railway station served the village of Oakley, Fife, Scotland from 1850 to 1986 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.
History[]
The station opened as Oakley on 28 August 1850 by the North British Railway. To the west was the goods yard and the private line to Forth Iron Works and Comrie Colliery. The station's name was changed to Oakley (Fife) on 9 March 1925. The goods yard was replaced in the 1950s with exchange sidings being laid. A signal box opened in 1954. The station closed to passengers on 7 October 1968.[1] The signal box closed in 1980 and the station closed completely in 1986 when Comrie Colliery closed.[2]
References[]
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 307
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Oakley (Fife)". Railscot. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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East Grange (Moray) Line and station closed |
North British Railway Stirling and Dunfermline Railway |
Dunfermline Upper Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Fife
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
- Beeching closures in Scotland
- Former North British Railway stations
- 1850 establishments in Scotland
- 1986 disestablishments in Scotland
- Fife railway station stubs