East Fortune railway station

Disused railway station in East Fortune, East Lothian

56°00′25″N 2°42′35″W / 56.0069°N 2.7096°W / 56.0069; -2.7096Grid referenceNT558795Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth British RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayKey datesJuly 1848 (1848-07)Opened4 May 1964Closed to passengers14 September 1970 (1970-09-14)Closed to goods

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

History

The station opened in July 1848 by the North British Railway.[1] It was situated immediately east of East Fortune Hospital and on the northeast perimeter of the airfield. The station closed to passengers on 4 May 1964[2] and closed to goods on 14 September 1970.[3]

References

  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.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Drem   North British Railway
North British Railway Main Line 		  East Linton
Line & station open (resited)


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