Heritage railway stations · Scottish Highlands
Newburgh railway station
Newburgh railway station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
James Allan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Newburgh 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
See also Parbold railway station which was originally named "Newburgh railway station". Newburgh railway station in the town of Newburgh, Fife was closed in 1955. The station sat on the Perth to Edinburgh Waverley line which is still used today. There is an active campaign run by the local community to reopen the station.
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Background
History
There have been several railway stations serving the town of Newburgh, Fife. The original was opened on 17 May 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, on their line from to Hilton Junction, near . This station lasted until August 1906, when a larger replacement station was opened. This replacement station became a junction station on 25 January 1909, when the Newburgh and North Fife Railway company opened a line from Newburgh to Dundee. This route called at Lindores, Luthrie, and Kilmany, and was an attempt to provide a competitive service between Perth and Dundee via the south of the River Tay. The route diverged at a triangle junction just south of St Fort station. This alternative…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3481, -3.2504
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY14 6DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
Sources
- wikidata: Q7017194 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newburgh railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newburgh railway station?
- Newburgh railway station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY14 6DW).
- Is Newburgh railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Newburgh railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Newburgh railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY14 6DW. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.