Luthrie railway station explained

Luthrie
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Luthrie, Fife
Country:	Scotland
Platforms:	2
Original:	Newburgh and North Fife Railway
Pregroup:	Newburgh and North Fife Railway
Postgroup:	LNER British Railways (Scottish Region)
Events:	Opened
Events1:	Closed

Luthrie railway station served the village of Luthrie, Fife, Scotland from 1909 to 1951 on the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.

History

The station was opened on 25 January 1909 by the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.

To the west was the goods yard.^[1] The signal box closed in 1928 and was replaced by a ground frame, allowing access to the goods yard. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1938.^[2]

The line and station closed to passengers on 12 February 1951.^[3] The line closed to goods traffic on 5 October 1964.^[4]

References

56.3555°N -3.0781°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luthrie station on OS Six-inch map . 1920. National Library of Scotland . 7 June 2020.
2. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 11.
3. Book: Hurst, Geoffrey. 1992. Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Milepost Publications. 0-9477-9618-5. 5 (ref 0180).
4. Book: Hurst, Geoffrey. 1992. Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Milepost Publications. 0-9477-9618-5. 30 (ref 1480).