Kinghorn railway station

Railway station in Fife, Scotland

56°04′09″N 3°10′27″W / 56.0692°N 3.1743°W / 56.0692; -3.1743Grid referenceNT269868Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeKGHHistoryOriginal companyEdinburgh and Northern RailwayPre-groupingNorth British RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates20 September 1847Station openedPassengers2018/19

93,7822019/20

94,0342020/21

9,3422021/22

50,1362022/23

69,616

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kinghorn railway station is a railway station in the town of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 22+3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) north east of Edinburgh Waverley.

History

The station was opened on 20 September 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway when they opened the line from Burntisland to Cupar.^[2]^[3]

The 1856 Ordnance survey shows just a station here.^[4] By 1895 the station had expanded, there were two platforms either side of a double track connected by a footbridge, a goods yard to the north west able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a ¾ ton crane.^[5]

Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Scottish Region in 1964.^[6]

The railway viaduct (solid other than four tall arches) splits the old town of Kinghorn in half.

Services

Monday to Saturdays daytimes there is a half-hourly service southbound to Edinburgh and northbound to Glenrothes with Thornton. One of the latter then returns to Edinburgh via Cardenden whilst the other terminates at Glenrothes and returns via the coast.

In the evenings there is an hourly service southbound to Edinburgh and hourly northbound to Kirkcaldy and then Markinch and Dundee or Perth. Sundays see an hourly service each way via the Fire Circle.^[7]

References

^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 264. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^ Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
^ "Kinghorn station on OS Six-inch map Fife, Sheet 37 (includes: Kinghorn; Kirkcaldy And Dysart)". National Library of Scotland. 1856. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 295. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 28. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
^ Table 242 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

Train times and station information for Kinghorn railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Burntisland		ScotRail Fife Circle Line	Kirkcaldy
	Historical railways
Kirkcaldy Line and station open		North British Railway Edinburgh and Northern Railway	Burntisland Line and station open

Railway stations served by ScotRail

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A	Aberdeen Aberdour Achanalt Achnasheen Achnashellach Addiewell Airbles Airdrie Alexandra Parade Alexandria Alloa Alness Altnabreac Anderston Annan Anniesland Arbroath Ardgay Ardlui Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town Argyle Street Arisaig Armadale (West Lothian) Arrochar & Tarbet Ashfield Attadale Auchinleck Aviemore Ayr
B	Baillieston Balloch Balmossie Banavie Barassie Bargeddie Barnhill Barrhead Barrhill Barry Links Bathgate Bearsden Beasdale Beauly Bellgrove Bellshill Bishopbriggs Bishopton Blackridge Blair Atholl Blairhill Blantyre Bogston Bowling Branchton Breich Bridge of Allan Bridge of Orchy Bridgeton Brora Broughty Ferry Brunstane Burnside Burntisland Busby
C	Caldercruix Cambuslang Camelon Cardenden Cardonald Cardross Carfin Carlisle Carluke Carmyle Carnoustie Carntyne Carrbridge Carstairs Cartsdyke Cathcart Charing Cross (Glasgow) Chatelherault Clarkston Cleland Clydebank Coatbridge Central Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatdyke Connel Ferry Conon Bridge Corkerhill Corpach Corrour Cowdenbeath Craigendoran Crianlarich Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Croy Culrain Cumbernauld Cupar Curriehill
D	Dalgety Bay Dalmally Dalmarnock Dalmeny Dalmuir Dalreoch Dalry Dalwhinnie Dingwall Drem Drumchapel Drumfrochar Drumgelloch Drumry Duirinish Duke Street Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Dumbreck Dumfries Dunbar Dunblane Duncraig Dundee Dunfermline City Dunfermline Queen Margaret Dunkeld & Birnam Dunlop Dunrobin Castle Dyce
E	East Kilbride East Linton Easterhouse Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Waverley Elgin Eskbank Exhibition Centre
F	Fairlie Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk High Falls of Cruachan Fauldhouse Fearn Forres Forsinard Fort Matilda Fort William
G	Galashiels Garelochhead Garrowhill Garscadden Gartcosh Garve Georgemas Junction Giffnock Gilshochill Girvan Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street Gleneagles Glenfinnan Glengarnock Glenrothes with Thornton Golf Street Golspie Gorebridge Gourock Greenfaulds Greenock Central Greenock West Gretna Green
H	Hairmyres Hamilton Central Hamilton West Hartwood Hawkhead Haymarket Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper Helmsdale High Street (Glasgow) Hillfoot Hillington East Hillington West Holytown Howwood Huntly Hyndland
I	Insch Invergordon Invergowrie Inverkeithing Inverkip Inverness Inverness Airport Invershin Inverurie Irvine
J	Johnstone Jordanhill
K	Keith Kelvindale Kennishead Kildonan Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Kilpatrick Kilwinning Kinbrace Kinghorn King's Park Kingsknowe Kingussie Kintore Kirkcaldy Kirkconnel Kirkhill Kirknewton Kirkwood Kyle of Lochalsh
L	Ladybank Lairg Lanark Langbank Langside Larbert Largs Larkhall Laurencekirk Lenzie Leuchars Linlithgow Livingston North Livingston South Loch Awe Loch Eil Outward Bound Lochailort Locheilside Lochgelly Lochluichart Lochwinnoch Longniddry
M	Mallaig Markinch Maryhill Maxwell Park Maybole Merryton Milliken Park Milngavie Monifieth Montrose Morar Mosspark Motherwell Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muir of Ord Muirend Musselburgh
N	Nairn Neilston New Cumnock Newcraighall Newton (Lanark) Newtongrange Newtonmore Newton-on-Ayr Nitshill North Berwick North Queensferry
O	Oban
P	Paisley Canal Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley St James Partick Patterton Perth Pitlochry Plockton Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Polmont Port Glasgow Portlethen Possilpark & Parkhouse Prestonpans Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Priesthill & Darnley
Q	Queens Park (Glasgow)
R	Rannoch Renton Robroyston Rogart Rosyth Roy Bridge Rutherglen
S	Saltcoats Sanquhar Scotscalder Scotstounhill Shawfair Shawlands Shettleston Shieldmuir Shotts Singer Slateford South Gyle Spean Bridge Springburn Springfield Stepps Stevenston Stewarton Stirling Stonehaven Stow Stranraer Strathcarron Stromeferry Summerston
T	Tain Taynuilt Thornliebank Thorntonhall Thurso Troon Tulloch Tweedbank Tyndrum Lower
U	Uddingston Uphall Upper Tyndrum
W	Wallyford Wemyss Bay West Calder West Kilbride Wester Hailes Westerton Whifflet Whinhill Whitecraigs Wick Williamwood Wishaw Woodhall
Y	Yoker