Elie railway station
Elie | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 2002 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Elie and Earlsferry, Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°11′28″N 2°48′48″W / 56.1912°N 2.8134°W |
| Grid reference | NO496001 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | The Leven and East of Fife Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1863 | Opened |
| 6 September 1965 | Closed |
Elie railway station served the town of Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland, from 1863 to 1965 on the Fife Coast Railway.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 1 September 1863 by the Leven and East of Fife Railway when it opened the extension of its line from Kilconquhar to Anstruther.[1][2]
A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1953 to 1955 and two coaches from 1956 to 1963.[3]
The station closed to passengers on 6 September 1965.[1] The line closed to goods traffic on 18 July 1966.[4]
The site of the station is now occupied by modern housing.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 181.
- ^ Grant 2017, pp. 176 & 315.
- ^ McRae 1998, pp. 28 & 31.
- ^ Hurst 1992, p. 44 (ref 2039).
- ^ "Elie Station". Canmore. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
Bibliography
[edit]- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilconquhar Line and station closed |
North British Railway The Leven and East of Fife Railway |
St. Monance Line and station closed |
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