Leuchars (Old) railway station

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Leuchars (Old)
LocationLeuchars, Fife
Scotland
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)Opened as Leuchars
1 July 1852Name changed to Leuchars Junction
1 June 1878Closed
1 December 1878Reopened as Leuchars (Old)
3 October 1921 (1921-10-03)Closed for passengers
1967closed for goods

Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 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 again to passengers on 3 October 1921[1] but remained open as a goods depot until 1967. The signal box closed in 1959.[2]

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.
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Leuchars (Old)". Railscot. Retrieved 12 October 2019.


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

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


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