St Andrews (Old) railway station

St Andrews railway station, also known as St Andrews Links served the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland from 1852 to 1887 on the St Andrews Railway.

St Andrews
Location
PlaceSt Andrews
AreaFife
Coordinates56.3449°N 2.8113°W / 56.3449; -2.8113
Grid referenceNO499172
Operations
Original companySt Andrews Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
History
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)Opened
31 May 1887 (1887-05-31)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 1 July 1852 by the St Andrews Railway. It closed to passengers on 31 May 1887 but became a goods shed after closure. A signal box, also called St Andrews Links, opened to the north around this time which closed in 1957.[1]

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References

  1. "RAILSCOT - St Andrews [1st]". Railscot. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Guardbridge
Line and station closed
  St Andrews Railway   St Andrews (New)
Line and station closed


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