St Andrews (New) Railway Station
History
The station opened on 1 June 1887 by the North British Railway replacing the first station (which became a goods yard and depot). Although built to a two-track standard, the railway only had one line. The station, which was built within a stone-walled cutting on the edge of the town, had a side and an island platforms on either side of the single track and a side bay with a siding in place of a second through line. Rail traffic was controlled by a signal box on the west side of the stone cutting.
In 1965, the line south of the town, which had been the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway, was closed making St Andrews the terminus of the line for services from Leuchars railway station on the Edinburgh–Dundee line. The signal box closed in 1967. The station, along with the entire line, closed on 6 January 1969. The site, which has retained the walls of the stone cutting, is now used for onroad parking.
References
- ^ "St Andrews, Station Road, New Station". Canmore. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 373. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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St Andrews (Old) Line and station closed |
St Andrews Railway | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Anstruther and St Andrews Railway | Mount Melville Line and station closed |