Oakley (Fife)
The site of the station in 2009
General information
LocationOakley, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°04′53″N 3°34′04″W / 56.0813°N 3.5677°W / 56.0813; -3.5677
Grid referenceNT025887
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
28 August 1850 (1850-08-28)Opened as Oakley
9 March 1925Name changed to Oakley (Fife)
7 October 1968Closed to passengers
1986 (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]

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 307
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
East Grange (Moray)
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
  Dunfermline Upper
Line and station closed


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