Tayport railway station

Tayport
A DMU at Tayport
General information
LocationTayport, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°27′02″N 2°52′51″W / 56.4505°N 2.8807°W / 56.4505; -2.8807
Grid referenceNO458290
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Newport Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)Station opened as Ferryport-on-Craig
1851renamed Tayport
22 May 1966Passenger service withdrawn
18 September 1967 (1967-09-18)[1]Station closed

Tayport railway station served the town of Tayport, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Newport Railway.

History

A plaque on the site of Tayport railway station commemorating a visit in 1877 by former President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant.

The station opened on 17 May 1848[2] by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway as Ferryport-on-Craig but was renamed to its later name in 1851.[3] It was east of Tayport Docks, which had freight sidings that served the docks themselves and a timber yard. The line to Leuchars was closed to passengers on 9 January 1956 and completely on 18 September 1967. Passenger service to Dundee was withdrawn on 22 May 1966 to facilitate construction of the Tay Road Bridge.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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 101
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 391. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "North British Railway: List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). North British Railway Study Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Tayport, Tay Street, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 22 May 2018.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newport-on-Tay East
Line and station closed 		  Newport Railway   Leuchars (Old)
Line and station closed


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