Newburgh railway station
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[edit] Timeline of the station's history
-1848: 'Old' Newburgh station opened by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. The line ran from Ladybank to Perth.
-13th August 1906: A new station is opened in Newburgh by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.
-25th January 1909: The Newburgh and North Fife Railway opened a line from Newburgh to Dundee, calling at Lindores, Luthrie, and Kilmany. The route diverged at a triangle junction just south of St Fort.
-1st January 1923: The Edinburgh and Northern Railway and The Newburgh and North Fife Railway are grouped and become part of the London and North Eastern Railway.
-July 1933: The line from Newburgh to Bridge of Earn is singled.
-10th February 1951: Newburgh station closed to passengers, but remains open for goods purposes.
-12th February 1951: Newburgh (Glenburnie Junction) to St Fort line is closed to passengers.
-1955: Newburgh closed to all freight traffic.
-13th May 1960: Newburgh (Glenburnie Junction) to Lindores closed completely. St Fort to Lindores remains open for freight.
-13th May 1960: Newburgh to Glenburnie Junction singled.
-5th October 1964: Lindores to St Fort closed completely.
-May 1972: Newburgh loop signalled for bi-directional working.
-6th October 1975: Some passenger workings use the Perth to Ladybank line on a regular basis, although not calling at the intermediate stations.
-6th October 1979: Newburgh sidings and loop removed.
Today, the station lies derelict, the platform and building still intact, although gutted of all furnishings. It has been suggested many times that the station should be re-opened, along with Abernethy and Bridge of Dun, as these places have slowly been developing over the past 25 years.
For now, though, the train service is beaten by bus, and to operate stopping services on the line may require loops in certain places, as the line is already heavily used by Inverness / Perth - Edinburgh Waverley services and freight.
