Elie_railway_station
Elie railway station
Disused railway station in Elie and Earlsferry, Fife
Elie railway station served the town of Elie and Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland, from 1863 to 1965 on the Fife Coast Railway.
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The site of the station in 2002 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Elie and Earlsferry, Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.1912°N 2.8134°W / 56.1912; -2.8134 |
| 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 (1863-09-01) | Opened |
| 6 September 1965 (1965-09-06) | Closed |
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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]
- 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.
- 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.
More information Preceding station, Disused railways ...
| 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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