Charlestown | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Charlestown, Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°02′07″N3°29′40″W / 56.0353°N 3.4945°W Coordinates: 56°02′07″N3°29′40″W / 56.0353°N 3.4945°W |
| Grid reference | NT069834 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1894 | Opened |
| 1 November 1926 | Closed |
Charlestown railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1894 to 1926 on the Kincardine Line.
The station opened on 1 September 1894. It was on the shoreline and west of Limekilns. It closed to passengers on 1 November 1926. [1] [2]
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Kincardine Line | Dunfermline Town Line partly open, station closed | ||
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