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Boarhills railway station served the hamlet of
Boarhills Boarhills is a hamlet close to Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. It is located off the A917 road, from St Andrews and from Crail, close to the mouth of Kenly Water with the North Sea. History Boarhills Church, built in 1866–67 ...
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Fife, Scotland Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e ...
from 1883 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
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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.


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Boarhills station on Railscot
Disused railway stations in Fife Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 1887 establishments in Scotland 1930 disestablishments in Scotland Former North British Railway stations {{Fife-railstation-stub