Dunfermline Upper railway station

Dunfermline Upper railway station served the town of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland from 1849 to 1968 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

Dunfermline Upper
LocationDunfermline, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56.0735°N 3.457°W / 56.0735; -3.457
Grid referenceNT094876
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
13 December 1849 (1849-12-13)Opened as Dunfermline
2 June 1890Name changed to Dunfermline Upper
7 October 1968 (1968-10-07)Closed

History

The station opened on 13 September 1849 by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. To the north was the goods yard which had a large goods shed and sidings. There was also a locomotive shed to the east which was later replaced. The station had two signal boxes, one to the east and the other to the west which were opened in 1880. The east signal box was replaced in 1916 and it replaced the west signal box in 1927. The station's name was changed to Dunfermline Upper on 2 June 1890 to distinguish it from Dunfermline Lower. The station closed on 7 October 1968. The signal box became a ground frame and closed in 1975. The goods shed survived until 1989.[1][2]

References
  1. "RAILSCOT - Dunfermline Upper". Railscot. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Stirling To Alloa To Dunfermline Railway, Dunfermline, Upper Station". Canmore. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oakley (Fife)
Line and station closed		   Stirling and Dunfermline Railway   Terminus


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