Leuchars (Old) railway station

Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

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

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 and station open


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