Longannet West Arrival
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Longannet West ArrivalOpened on the Kincardine and Dunfermline Railway (North British Railway).
Opened on the Longannet Power Station Loop (British Railways).
Description
This junction allowed trains from the west (Alloa and Kincardine Junction direction) to enter the loops which served Longannet Power Station's Longannet Bunkers. Control was from Longannet Signal Box located at Longannet East Departure. The junction was location on a sea wall alongside the Firth of Forth.
Trains coming from the loading point at the former Kincardine Power Station or via Alloa would use this junction to approach the bunkers.
Prior to the opening of the power station this was the western approach to a Naval Depot.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Kincardine Kilbagie Grangemouth Culross [2nd] Bogside Fife Culross [1st] Thornbridge Halt Forest Mill Clackmannan and Kennet Clackmannan Road Airth Kinneil Kinneil [1st] East Grange Bo^ness [1st] | Longannet East Arrival Longannet Bunkers Longannet Mine Longannet West Departure Longannet East Departure Kincardine Shipyard Kincardine Bridge Longannet Power Station Kincardine Ground Frame Kincardine Power Station Grangemouth Colliery Palace Pit No 4 Tourist/other Longannet MOD Kincardine Pier Firth of Forth Moor Loch |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Mining from Kirkintilloch to Clackmannan and Stirling to Slamannan |  Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire's Lost Railways |
