Boarhills railway station


Boarhills railway station served the hamlet of Boarhills, Fife, Scotland from 1887 to 1930 on the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 September 1883 when the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway opened the line between and Boarhills. The station was the temporary terminus while the remainder of the railway to was completed, this section opened on 1 June 1887.
To the north was the goods yard able to accommodate livestock, the yard was equipped with a 1½ ton crane.
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939.
The station closed on 1 January 1917, reopening on 1 February 1919 then closed to passengers on 22 September 1930, although there was occasional later excursion use as the line remained open. The line and station closed to goods on 6 September 1965.