Stravithie railway station

Stravithie railway station served the hamlet of Stravithie, Fife, Scotland from 1887 to 1930 on the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway.

Stravithie
The site of the station in 2006
General information
LocationStravithie, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°18′39″N 2°45′28″W / 56.3109°N 2.7577°W / 56.3109; -2.7577
Grid referenceNO532134
Platforms1
2 (later added)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAnstruther and St Andrews Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 June 1887 (1887-06-01)Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

History edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 384


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mount Melville
Line and station closed
  Anstruther and St Andrews Railway   Boarhills
Line and station closed