St Andrews (Old) railway station

St Andrews railway station, also known as St Andrews Links, Links Station or Old Station, was the first railway station in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The station was opened by the St Andrews Railway in 1852. It remained open to passengers until 1887 when a new station was completed closer to the town.

St Andrews
General information
LocationSt Andrews, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56.3447°N 2.8121°W / 56.3447; -2.8121
Grid referenceNO499172
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySt Andrews Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Key dates
1 July 1852 (1852-07-01)Opened
1 June 1887 (1887-06-01)Closed

History

The station opened on 1 July 1852 by the St Andrews Railway. Although the line was built to double track standards, it only carried a single line. Passengers services used this stop for almost 35 years until 1 June 1887 when St Andrews (New) railway station opened. The new station, which was 700 m (2,300 ft) south east of the old station, was conveniently sited less than a quarter of a mile from the town centre. After closure to passenger services, the old station became a goods yard with depot and sidings.[1] A signal box, also called St Andrews Links, opened at the same time to the north of the old station, it took over the operation of the semaphore signalling and sets of points west of the town; the box closed in 1957.

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 373. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Guardbridge
Line and station closed		   St Andrews Railway   St Andrews (New)
Line and station closed


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