Leuchars (Old) railway station
Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland from 1848 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.
Leuchars (Old) | |
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Location | |
Place | Leuchars |
Area | Fife |
Operations | |
Original company | Edinburgh and Northern Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Platforms | 4 |
History | |
17 May 1848 | Opened as Leuchars |
1 July 1852 | Name changed to Leuchars Junction |
1 June 1878 | Closed |
1 December 1878 | Reopened as Leuchars (Old) |
3 October 1921 | Closed for passengers |
1967 | closed for goods |
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 opened on 17 May 1848 as Leuchars by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. To the south was a small goods yard and to the north was the signal box, next to the level crossing. The name of the station was changed to Leuchars Junction on 1 July 1852. It closed on 1 June 1878 when the new station opened but it reopened on 1 December 1878 as Leuchars (Old). It closed again to passengers on 3 October 1921[1] but remained open as a goods depot until 1967. The signal box closed in 1959.[2]
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References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.
- "RAILSCOT - Leuchars (Old)". Railscot. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
External links
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Tayport Line and station closed |
Edinburgh and Northern Railway | Leuchars Line and station open |
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