Kilconquhar railway station

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Kilconquhar
LocationKilconquhar, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°12′13″N 2°50′29″W / 56.2036°N 2.8415°W / 56.2036; -2.8415Coordinates: 56°12′13″N 2°50′29″W / 56.2036°N 2.8415°W / 56.2036; -2.8415
Grid referenceNO478015
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeven and East of Fife Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
11 August 1857 (1857-08-11)Opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed

Kilconquhar railway station served the village of Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland from 1857 to 1965 on the Leven and East of Fife Railway.

History[]

The station opened on 11 August 1857 by the Leven and East of Fife Railway. To the northwest was a goods yard with a siding. The signal box, which opened in 1907, was on the platform and it closed in 1962. The station closed on 6 September 1965.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 235
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Kilconquhar". Railscot. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

External links[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Elie
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
The Leven and East of Fife Railway
  Largo
Line and station closed


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