Elie railway station
Elie railway station served the town of Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland from 1863 to 1965 on the Fife Coast Railway.
| Elie | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 2002 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Elie and Earlsferry |
| Area | Fife |
| Coordinates | 56.1912°N 2.8134°W |
| Grid reference | NO496001 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | The Leven and East of Fife Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1863 | Opened |
| 6 September 1965 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
The station was opened on 1 September 1863 by the Leven and East of Fife Railway when it opened the extension of its line from Kilconquhar to Anstruther.[1][2]
A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1953 to 1955 and two coaches from 1956 to 1963.[3]
The station closed to passengers on 6 September 1965.[1] The line closed to goods traffic on 18 July 1966.[4]
The site of the station is now occupied by modern housing.[5]
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References
- Quick 2019, p. 162.
- Grant 2017, pp. 176 & 315.
- McRae 1998, pp. 28 & 31.
- Hurst 1992, p. 44 (ref 2039).
- "Elie Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
Bibliography
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilconquhar Line and station closed |
North British Railway The Leven and East of Fife Railway |
St. Monance Line and station closed | ||
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