Forfar_Playfield_railway_station

Forfar Playfield railway station

Forfar Playfield railway station

Disused railway station in Forfar, Angus

56°38′54″N 2°53′05″W

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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

  1. [1]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 176. OCLC 931112387.
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