Kingskettle railway station

Kingskettle
Kingskettle
	The site of the station, looking east, in 2002
General information
Location	Kingskettle, Fife; Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	LNER; British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
20 September 1847	Opened
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
4 September 1967	Closed permanently

Kingskettle railway station served the village of Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland, from 1847 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

History

The station opened on 20 September 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. The goods yard, closed in 1965, was sited to the west opposite the signal box. The station closed on 1 January 1917 but reopened on 1 February 1919, before closing permanently on 4 September 1967.^[1]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ladybank Line and station open		North British Railway Edinburgh and Northern Railway		Falkland Road Line open, station closed

56°15′42″N 3°07′10″W / 56.2617°N 3.1195°W / 56.2617; -3.1195

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.

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