Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
East Fortune railway station
East Fortune railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
East Fortune railway station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
East Fortune railway station served the village of East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland from 1848 to 1970 on the North British Railway Main Line.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened in July 1848 by the North British Railway. It was situated immediately east of the later East Fortune Hospital and on the northeast perimeter of the 20th century airfield. The station closed to passengers on 4 May 1964 and closed to goods on 14 September 1970.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0069, -2.7096
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH39 5LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
Sources
- wikidata: Q38251425 (CC0)
- wikipedia: East Fortune railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Fortune railway station?
- East Fortune railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode EH39 5LB).
- Is East Fortune railway station free to visit?
- Yes, East Fortune railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to East Fortune railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH39 5LB. It sits within the Lothian East parliamentary constituency.