Crail railway station

Coordinates: 56°15′45″N 2°37′57″W / 56.2624°N 2.6325°W / 56.2624; -2.6325
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crail
The site of the station, looking southwest, in 1988
General information
LocationCrail, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°15′45″N 2°37′57″W / 56.2624°N 2.6325°W / 56.2624; -2.6325
Grid referenceNO609079
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAnstruther and St Andrews Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 September 1883 (1883-09-01)Opened
6 September 1965Closed to passengers
18 November 1966 (1966-11-18)Closed to goods

Crail railway station served the burgh of Crail, Fife, Scotland from 1883 to 1966 on the Fife Coast Railway.

History[edit]

The station opened on 1 September 1883 by the North British Railway. It closed to both passengers on 6 September 1965[1][2] and closed to goods on 18 November 1966.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Crail Station (98297)". Canmore. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 139. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Entering Crail near site of station,... © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

External links[edit]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kingsbarns
Line and station closed
  Fife Coast Railway   Anstruther
Line and station closed