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Kilconquhar railway station

Coordinates: 56°12′13″N 2°50′29″W / 56.2036°N 2.8415°W / 56.2036; -2.8415
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Kilconquhar
General information
LocationFife
Coordinates56°12′13″N 2°50′29″W / 56.2036°N 2.8415°W / 56.2036; -2.8415
Platforms1
History
Original companyLeven and East of Fife Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
11 August 1857 (1857-08-11)Opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed

Kilconquhar railway station served the village of Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland from 1857 to 1965 on the Leven and East of Fife Railway.

History

The station opened on 11 August 1857 by the Leven and East of Fife Railway. To the northwest was a goods yard with a siding. The signal box, which opened in 1907, was on the platform and it closed in 1962. The station closed on 6 September 1965.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 235
  2. ^ "RAILSCOT - Kilconquhar". Railscot. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Elie
Line and station open
  Leven and East of Fife Railway   Terminus