Burntisland
Location type
Station
Name and dates
Burntisland (1890-)
Opened on the Aberdour Line (North British Railway).
Open on the Fife Circle.
Open on the Edinburgh to Perth.
Open on the Edinburgh to Dundee.
Description
This is a two platform station which opened with the Aberdour Line approach to the Forth Bridge. The station replaced the Burntisland [1st] terminal which is adjoining to its immediate south.
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Tags
Station
Nearby stations Burntisland [1st] Kinghorn Aberdour Kirkcaldy Donibristle Halt Granton Dalgety Bay Granton Gasworks [Station] Cowdenbeath (Old) Trinity [1st] Trinity [2nd] Cowdenbeath Newhaven Sinclairtown [1st] Leith North | Other railway and industry locations Burntisland Pier Burntisland Locomotive Workshops Burntisland East Junction Burntisland Aluminium Works Binnend Oilworks Orrock Hill Quarry Pettycur Harbour Auchtertool Goods Tourist/other Aberdour Castle St Colm^s Abbey Braefoot Point Gun Battery Braefoot Point Battery Magazine Braefoot Point Gun Battery |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Dates
| 31/07/1845 | Edinburgh and Northern Railway Act receives Royal assent. Mainline from Burntisland to Perth via Ladybank. Branches from Ladybank to Cupar and Kirkcaldy to the harbour. The Perth station was to be by the Dundee and Perth Railway station. |
| 17/09/1847 | Edinburgh and Northern Railway Opened from Burntisland to Lindores and Cupar. Stations at Burntisland [1st], Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Thornton, Markinch, Falkland Road, Kingskettle, Ladybank, Collessie, Lindores [1st], Springfield and Cupar. |
