Buckhaven railway station

Buckhaven
The site of the station in 1974
General information
Location	Buckhaven, Fife Scotland
Coordinates	56°10′18″N3°02′17″W / 56.1718°N 3.038°W / 56.1718; -3.038
Grid reference	NT356981
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
8 August 1881 (1881-08-08)	Opened
10 January 1955	Closed to passengers
28 December 1964 (1964-12-28)	Closed to goods

Buckhaven railway station served the town of Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, from 1881 to 1964 on the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway.

History

The station was opened on 8 August 1881 by the Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway. To the west was the goods yard and to the north was its sidings. To the north of this was Buckhaven Saw Mills. The station closed to passengers on 10 January 1955 ^[1] and closed to goods on 28 December 1964. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 102. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Lower Buckhaven, towards Harbour © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Wemyss Castle Line and station closed		Wemyss and Buckhaven Railway		Terminus
Terminus		Leven Extension Railway		Methil Line and station closed