Boarhills
Location type
StationName and dates
Boarhills (1887-1930)Opened on the Anstruther and St Andrews Railway.
Description
This was a single platform station to the south of Boarhills. The platform was on the north side of the line, the town side. There was a goods yard to the north, accessed from the west. To the east is the single track Boarhills Viaduct.
The station closed in 1930 and the line in 1965.
The station is now a house.
There were tight bends to both east and west of this station to bring the line parallel and cross over the Kenly Water.
Tags
StationExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Kingsbarns Stravithie Lochty St Andrews [2nd] Crail Mount Melville St Andrews [1st] Knightsward Anstruther [2nd] Anstruther [1st] Pittenweem St Monance Guard Bridge Leuchars Leuchars (Old) | Boarhills Viaduct Kinness Burn Viaduct St Andrews Bus Station St Andrews Shed Tourist/other Kingsbarns Distillery St Mary^s Church St Andrews Cathedral St Andrews Castle Blackfriars Chapel St Andrews West Port St Andrews Crail Airfield St Andrews Museum Thirdpart Level Crossing Kirkmay Level Crossing Old Course Hotel |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 01/09/1883 | Anstruther and St Andrews Railway Opened from Anstruther [2nd] to Boarhills. |
| 01/06/1887 | Anstruther and St Andrews Railway Line opened from Boarhills to St Andrews [2nd]. |
| 22/09/1930 | Anstruther and St Andrews Railway Boarhills, Kingsbarns, Stravithie and Mount Melville stations closed. |
