St Andrews (New) railway station

St Andrews railway station was the second station to be built in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The station, which was in service from 1887 to 1969, was built by the St Andrews Railway and the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway.

St Andrews
General information
LocationSt Andrews, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°20′25″N 2°48′14″W / 56.3404°N 2.8038°W / 56.3404; -2.8038
Grid referenceNO504167
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 June 1887Opened
6 January 1969 (1969-01-06)Closed

History

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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.[1][2] The site, which has retained the walls of the stone cutting, is now used for onroad parking.

References

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  1. ^ "St Andrews, Station Road, New Station". Canmore. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ 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
St Andrews (Old)
Line and station closed
  St Andrews Railway   Terminus
Terminus   Anstruther and St Andrews Railway   Mount Melville
Line and station closed