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  Station Park Location in Angus | |
| Location | Forfar,Scotland |
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| Coordinates | 56°39′08″N2°53′06″W / 56.65222°N 2.88500°W /56.65222; -2.88500 |
| Owner | Forfar Athletic F.C. |
| Capacity | 6,777[1] (739 seated)[2] |
| Surface | 3Gartificial turf[3] |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Tenants | |
| Forfar Athletic F.C. (1885–present) Forfar Farmington F.C. (2012–present) | |
Station Park is afootball ground inForfar,Angus, Scotland. It is home toScottish Professional Football League sideForfar Athletic[4] and toForfar Farmington of theScottish Women's Premier League.
Station Park is one of a number of old-fashioned football grounds left in the Scottish League. It has a capacity of 6,777[1] although this has previously been much higher. The record crowd is 10,780 against Rangers in 1970. The total has been reduced for safety reasons.
The ground allows access to all four sides of the pitch. There is one large terrace behind the goal at the western end of the ground. Called the "mert end" because a cattle market is just over the wall this area is reserved for visiting supporters when occasion and numbers demand separation of fans. A seated grandstand, opened in 1959,[5] is on the north side of the pitch. There is a covered terrace on the south side of the ground and further, uncovered, terracing to the east and in front of the stand and the main catering concession. Catering at the ground includes the local speciality,Forfar bridies and the more usual pie. There are plans to rebuild the main stand in a more modern style with improved facilities.
The ground, as the name suggests, was once close to thetown's railway station, situated on the Caledonian Railway's main line fromAberdeen toGlasgow andLondon, but this station was closed in 1968 as part of theBeeching cuts. Station Park is now one of the furthest Scottish League grounds from a railway station (Peterhead'sBalmoor ground is further). The nearest train stations to Forfar areDundee andArbroath, both of which are approximately 14 miles (23 km) away. As a result, Station Park is best reached by road.
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