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East Grange (Fife) railway station

Coordinates: 56°05′05″N 3°36′31″W / 56.0847°N 3.6086°W / 56.0847; -3.6086
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East Grange
General information
LocationEast Grange, Fife
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
28 August 1850 (1850-08-28)Opened as Eastgrange, Culross and Torryburn
1878Name changed to East Grange, Culross and Torryburn
1886Name changed to East Grange for Culross
1909Name changed to East Grange
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)Closed

East Grange railway station served the area of East Grange, Fife, Scotland, from 1850 to 1958 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

History

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The station opened as Eastgrange, Culross and Torryburn on 28 August 1850 by the North British Railway. To the west was the goods yard and to the north was the signal box, which was reduced to a ground frame in 1926. The station's name was changed to East Grange, Culross and Torryburn in 1878, changed to East Grange and Culross in 1886 and changed to East Grange in 1909. The station closed to passengers on 15 September 1958.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 157. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bogside (Fife)
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
  Oakley (Fife)
Line and station closed

56°05′05″N 3°36′31″W / 56.0847°N 3.6086°W / 56.0847; -3.6086