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Charlestown railway station (ER)

Coordinates: 56°02′12″N 3°30′19″W / 56.0367°N 3.5054°W / 56.0367; -3.5054
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Charlestown
General information
LocationCharlestown, Fife
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyElgin Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
October 1833 (1833-10)Opened
30 September 1863 (1863-09-30)Closed

Charlestown (ER) railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1833 to 1863 on the Elgin Railway.

History

The station opened on 31 October 1833 by the Elgin Railway. It closed on 30 September 1863,[1] although a newer station opened on the Kincardine Line in 1894.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 477. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Charlestown [1st]". Railscot. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

56°02′12″N 3°30′19″W / 56.0367°N 3.5054°W / 56.0367; -3.5054