Mount Melville railway station explained

Mount Melville
Status:Disused
Borough:Mount Melville, Fife
Country:Scotland
Coordinates:56.3188°N -2.8174°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Anstruther and St Andrews Railway
Pregroup:North British Railway
Postgroup:LNER
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 February 1919
Events2:Reopened
Events3:Closed permanently

Mount Melville railway station served the Mount Melville estate outside St Andrews, Fife, Scotland from 1887 to 1930 on the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 June 1887 by the St Andrews Railway. It closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919 before closing permanently on 22 September 1930.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 290. 931112387.