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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.

Forfar
General information
LocationForfar, Angus
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyArbroath & Forfar Railway
Key dates
4 December 1838 (1838-12-04)Opened as Forfar
1848Name changed to Forfar Playfield
2 August 1848 (1848-08-02)Closed

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][2]


References


  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.
  2. "RAILSCOT-Forfar Playfield". Railscot. Retrieved 23 November 2018.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clocksbriggs
Line and station closed		   Arbroath and Forfar Railway   Forfar
Line and station closed


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