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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Leuchars (Old) Railway Station

Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1921 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

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 permanently on 3 October 1921.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tayport
Line and station closed
  Edinburgh and Northern Railway   Leuchars
Line closed, station open

56°22′56″N 2°53′14″W / 56.38213°N 2.88732°W / 56.38213; -2.88732