Crail railway station

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Crail
Crail near site of station geograph-3156847-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station, looking southwest, in 1988
Location Crail, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates 56°15′45″N2°37′57″W / 56.2624°N 2.6325°W / 56.2624; -2.6325 Coordinates: 56°15′45″N2°37′57″W / 56.2624°N 2.6325°W / 56.2624; -2.6325
Grid reference NO609079
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 September 1883 (1883-09-01)Opened
6 September 1965Closed to passengers
18 November 1966 (1966-11-18)Closed to goods

Crail railway station served the burgh of Crail, Fife, Scotland from 1883 to 1966 on the Fife Coast Railway.

Contents

History

The station opened on 1 September 1883 by the North British Railway. It closed to both passengers on 6 September 1965 [1] [2] and closed to goods on 18 November 1966. [3]

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References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Crail Station (98297)". Canmore . Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 139. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Entering Crail near site of station,... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kingsbarns
Line and station closed
  Fife Coast Railway   Anstruther
Line and station closed