Torryburn | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Torryburn, Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°03′32″N 3°34′18″W / 56.0589°N 3.5717°W |
| Grid reference | NT022862 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 2 July 1906 | Opened |
| 7 July 1930 | Closed |
Torryburn railway station served the village of Torryburn, Fife, Scotland from 1906 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.
History
The station was opened on 2 July 1906 by The Kincardine and Dunfermline Railway which had been incorporated by the North British Railway.[1][2]
The goods yard was to the south of the line.[3]
The station closed on 7 July 1930.[1] Despite being closed the station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1937 to 1938 and campers were advised to take a bus to the coach from one of the Dunfermline stations.[4]
References
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 449. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- ^ "Torryburn station on OS Six-inch map Linlithgowshire Sheet nI & nII (includes: Bo'Ness and Carriden; Culross; Dunfermline; Grangemouth; Torryburn; Tulliallan)". National Library of Scotland. 1922. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 7 & 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleyfield Line open, station closed |
Kincardine Line | Cairneyhill Line open, station closed | ||
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