Forfar Playfield railway station
Forfar Playfield railway station served the town of Forfar, Angus, Scotland from 1839 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.
Forfar | |
|---|---|
| Location | Forfar, Angus Scotland |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Arbroath & Forfar Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Aberdeen Railway Caledonian Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 December 1838 | Opened as Forfar |
| 1848 | Name changed to Forfar Playfield |
| 2 August 1848 | Closed |
History
The station opened as Forfar on 4 December 1838 by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway. The station's name was changed to Forfar Playfield in 1848, although it closed later in the same year on 2 August.[1][2]
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 176. OCLC 931112387.
- "RAILSCOT-Forfar Playfield". Railscot. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clocksbriggs Line and station closed |
Arbroath and Forfar Railway | Forfar Line and station closed |
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