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Tayport, Tay Street, Station
Railway Station (19th Century)
Site Name Tayport, Tay Street, Station
Classification Railway Station (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Tayport Station
Canmore ID 33087
Site Number NO42NE 35
NGR NO 45811 29052
NGR Description Centred NO 45811 29052
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33087
- Council Fife
- Parish Ferry-port-on-craig
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO42NE 35 45811 29052
Station probably opened 13.5.1879 (Newport Railway); closed 9.1.1956 for passenger trains to Leuchars and 18.9.1967 for all traffic.
'Station opened originally in 1848 under the auspices of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway; it was the northern terminus. The line was extended to East Newport in 1878 and to Wormit and Dundee on 13 May 1879'.
Information from Mr A Nisbet 27 September 2001.
No evidence could be found of the railway station which stood immediately E of Tayport Dock (NO42NE 75).
The station of two platforms, with the main station buildings on the W side with a passenger shelter on the E side platform. At the N end was a footbridge and signal box guarding a level crossing allowing road traffic into the docks.
In the area around the docks were extensive freight sidings serving both the harbour and a large timber yard.
The station and surrounding area are visible on RAF WW II oblique aerial photographs (NLA 66, frames 0034-0035, 0037, 0039-0040, 0044, flown 2 July 1943).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), 26 November 2008
