Luthrie railway station
Luthrie | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Location | Luthrie, Fife Scotland |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Newburgh and North Fife Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Newburgh and North Fife Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (Scottish Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 25 January 1909 | Opened |
| 12 February 1951 | Closed |
Luthrie railway station served the village of Luthrie, Fife, Scotland from 1909 to 1951 on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 25 January 1909 by the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.[1][2]
To the west was the goods yard.[3] The signal box closed in 1928 and was replaced by a ground frame, allowing access to the goods yard. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1938.[4]
The line and station closed to passengers on 12 February 1951.[1][5] The line closed to goods traffic on 5 October 1964.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 298. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- ^ "Luthrie station on OS Six-inch map". National Library of Scotland. 1920. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 11. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 5 (ref 0180). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 30 (ref 1480). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmany Line and station closed |
Newburgh and North Fife Railway | Lindores Line and station closed |
56°21′20″N 3°04′41″W / 56.355512°N 3.078086°W
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