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Blairadam railway station

Coordinates: 56°09′43″N 3°23′56″W / 56.1620°N 3.3988°W / 56.1620; -3.3988
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Blairadam
The site of the station in 1961
General information
LocationKelty, Fife
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
20 June 1860 (1860-06-20)Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
23 March 1964 (1964-03-23)Closed to goods

Blairadam railway station is a disused station in Fife, Scotland which was open from 1860 to 1964 on the Kinross-shire Railway.

History

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The station opened on 20 June 1860 by the North British Railway. To the southwest were sidings and to the south of the northbound platform was the signal box. The station closed on 22 September 1930.[1] The signal box closed in 1957. It closed to goods on 23 March 1964.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Blairadam Station (remains) © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kelty
Line and station closed
  Kinross-shire Railway   Kinross (1860)
Line and station closed

56°09′43″N 3°23′56″W / 56.1620°N 3.3988°W / 56.1620; -3.3988