Falkland Road railway station

Falkland Road railway station served the village of Freuchie, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1958 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It lay almost 1 kilometre to the south of the village.

Falkland Road
The site of the station in 2002
Location
PlaceFalkland
AreaFife
Coordinates56.2387°N 3.1516°W / 56.2387; -3.1516
Grid referenceNO257087
Operations
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingEdinburgh and Northern Railway
North British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
1847 (1847)Station opened
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)Station closed to passengers and goods traffic
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened in 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It was situated north of Markinch and south of Kingskettle station. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 15 September 1958.[1][2]

References

  1. "Falkland Road Station". Canmore. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. Ewan Crawford, Contributors (18 July 2007). "Falkland Road". Railscot. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kingskettle
Line closed, station open
  Edinburgh and Northern Railway   Markinch
Line and station open


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