Tayport railway station

Tayport
A DMU at Tayport
Location
Place	Tayport
Area	Fife
Coordinates	56°27′02″N 2°52′51″W / 56.4505°N 2.8807°W / 56.4505; -2.8807Coordinates: 56°27′02″N 2°52′51″W / 56.4505°N 2.8807°W / 56.4505; -2.8807
Grid reference	NO458290
Operations
Original company	Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Edinburgh and Northern Railway Newport Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	2
History
1848 (1848)	Station opened
9 January 1956	Station closed to passengers
18 September 1967 (1967-09-18)	Station closed completely
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Tayport railway station served the town of Tayport, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Newport Railway.

History

The station opened in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It was the southern terminus of the line, situated south of East Newport station. It was also east of Tayport Docks, which had freight sidings that served the docks themselves and a timber yard. The station closed to both passengers on 9 January 1956 and to goods traffic on 18 September 1967.^[1]

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