St. Monance railway station
St. Monance railway station served the village of St Monans, Fife, Scotland from 1863 to 1965 on the Fife Coast Railway.
St. Monance | |
|---|---|
 Station Road, near the site of the station, in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | St Monans, Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.2075°N 2.7694°W |
| Grid reference | NO523019 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| 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 as St Monance |
| October 1875 | Name changed to St Monans |
| February 1936 | Name reverted to St Monance |
| 6 September 1965 | Closed |
History
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]
Its name was changed to St Monans in October 1875 but changed back to St Monance in February 1936.[1]
A camping coach was positioned here by the Scottish Region from 1954 to 1963 and two coaches from 1956 to 1958, in the final year a Pullman camping coach was used.[3]
The station closed to passengers on 6 September 1965.[1] The line closed to goods traffic on 18 July 1966.[4]
References
- Quick 2022, p. 397.
- Grant 2017, pp. 176 & 315.
- McRae 1998, pp. 28 & 30.
- Hurst 1992, p. 44 (ref 2039).
Bibliography
- 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.
External links
- "St Monance, Station Road". Canmore. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittenweem Line and station closed |
North British Railway The Leven and East of Fife Railway |
Elie Line and station closed |
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