Tayport railway station
Tayport railway station served the town of Tayport, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Newport Railway.
| Tayport | |
|---|---|
 A DMU at Tayport | |
| Location | |
| Place | Tayport |
| Area | Fife |
| Coordinates | 56.4505°N 2.8807°W |
| Grid reference | NO458290 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Edinburgh and Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway Newport Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1848 | Station opened as Ferryport-on-Craig |
| 1851 | renamed Tayport |
| 22 May 1966 | Passenger service withdrawn |
| 18 September 1967[1] | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
The station opened in 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway as Ferryport-on-Craig but was renamed to its later name in 1851.[2] 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. Passenger service was withdrawn on 22 May 1966 to facilitate construction of the Tay Road Bridge. The station officially closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 18 September 1967.[3]
References
- Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 101
- https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
- "Tayport, Tay Street, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport-on-Tay East Line and station closed |
Newport Railway | Terminus | ||
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