East Fortune railway station

East Fortune railway station served the village of East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland from 1848 to 1970 on the North British Railway Main Line.

East Fortune
The site of the station, looking southeast towards Berwick-upon-Tweed, in 1997
General information
LocationEast Fortune, East Lothian
Scotland
Coordinates56°00′25″N 2°42′35″W / 56.0069°N 2.7096°W / 56.0069; -2.7096
Grid referenceNT558795
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
July 1848 (1848-07)Opened
4 May 1964Closed to passengers
14 September 1970 (1970-09-14)Closed to goods

History

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The station was opened in July 1848 by the North British Railway.[1] 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[2] and closed to goods on 14 September 1970.[3]

References

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  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 158
  2. ^ "East Fortune Station". Canmore. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Up the ECML at site of East Fortune... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Drem   North British Railway
North British Railway Main Line
  East Linton
Line & station open (resited)