Forfar Playfield railway station
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56°38′54″N 2°53′05″W / 56.648224°N 2.884814°W
Forfar | |
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General information | |
Location | Forfar, Angus Scotland |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Arbroath & Forfar Railway |
Key dates | |
4 December 1838 | Opened as Forfar |
1848 | Name changed to Forfar Playfield |
2 August 1848 | Closed |
Forfar Playfield railway station served the town of Forfar, Angus, Scotland from 1838 to 1848 on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway. This was the first station to serve Forfar. A through-station, Forfar railway station, opened a decade later.
History
The station opened as Forfar on 4 December 1838 by the Arbroath and Forfar Railway. The station's name was changed to Forfar Playfield in 1848, although it closed later in the same year on 2 August.[1]
References
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Clocksbriggs Line and station closed |
Arbroath and Forfar Railway | Forfar Line and station closed |
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