Stravithie railway station
Stravithie | |
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![]() The site of the station in 2006 | |
Location | Stravithie, Fife Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°18′39″N 2°45′28″W / 56.3109°N 2.7577°WCoordinates: 56°18′39″N 2°45′28″W / 56.3109°N 2.7577°W |
Grid reference | NO532134 |
Platforms | 1 2 (later added) |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Anstruther and St Andrews Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
1 June 1887 | Opened |
22 September 1930 | Closed |
Stravithie railway station served the hamlet of Stravithie, Fife, Scotland from 1887 to 1930 on the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway.
History[]
The station opened on 1 June 1887 by the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway. It originally had one platform but another was later added in 1898 and the original signal box was replaced with one to the east. The goods yard was to the south. The signal box closed in 1926 and the station closed on 22 September 1930.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 384
- ^ "RAILSCOT - Stravithie". Railscot. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Mount Melville Line and station closed |
Anstruther and St Andrews Railway | Boarhills Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Fife
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930
- 1897 establishments in Scotland
- 1930 disestablishments in Scotland
- Former North British Railway stations
- Fife railway station stubs