Leuchars (Old) railway station

Leuchars (Old)
General information
Location	Leuchars, Fife Scotland
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Key dates
17 May 1848 (1848-05-17)	Opened as Leuchars
1 July 1852	Name changed to Leuchars Junction
1 June 1878	Closed
1 December 1878	Reopened as Leuchars (Old)
3 October 1921 (1921-10-03)	Closed

Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1921 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

History

The station opened on 17 May 1848 as Leuchars by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. To the south was a small goods yard and to the north was the signal box, next to the level crossing. The name of the station was changed to Leuchars Junction on 1 July 1852. It closed on 1 June 1878 when the new station opened but it reopened on 1 December 1878 as Leuchars (Old). It closed permanently on 3 October 1921.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Tayport Line and station closed		Edinburgh and Northern Railway		Leuchars Line closed, station open