The station opened on 1 July 1852 by the St Andrews Railway. Although the line was built to double track standards, it only carried a single line. Passenger services used this stop for almost 35 years until 1 June 1887, when
St Andrews (New) railway station opened. The new station, which was south east of the old station, was conveniently sited less than a quarter of a mile from the town centre. After closure to passenger services, the old station became a goods yard with depot and sidings. A signal box, also called St Andrews Links, opened at the same time to the north of the old station. It took over the operation of the
semaphore signalling and
sets of points west of the town; the box closed in 1957. == References ==