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Kingsbarns railway station

Coordinates: 56°17′38″N 2°40′51″W / 56.2939°N 2.6808°W / 56.2939; -2.6808
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Kingsbarns
The site of the station in 2002
General information
LocationKingsbarns, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°17′38″N 2°40′51″W / 56.2939°N 2.6808°W / 56.2939; -2.6808
Grid referenceNO579114
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
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

Kingsbarns railway station served the village of Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland from 1883 to 1930 on the Fife Coast Railway.

History

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The station opened on 1 September 1883 by the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 22 September 1930,[1] although it was occasionally used during the Second World War for RAF Kilduncan personnel.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kingsbarns Station (100634)". Canmore. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Boarhills
Line and station closed
  Fife Coast Railway   Crail
Line and station closed