Stravithie railway station

Stravithie
The site of the station in 2006
General information
Location	Stravithie, Fife Scotland
Coordinates	56°18′39″N2°45′28″W / 56.3109°N 2.7577°W / 56.3109; -2.7577
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 (1887-06-01)	Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)	Closed
Location

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]

References

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