Charlestown (KL) railway station

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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 / 56.0353; -3.4945 Coordinates: 56°02′07″N3°29′40″W / 56.0353°N 3.4945°W / 56.0353; -3.4945
Grid reference NT069834
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1 September 1894Opened
1 November 1926 (1926-11-01)Closed

Charlestown railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1894 to 1926 on the Kincardine Line.

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History

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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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 120. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Charlestown, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus  Kincardine Line   Dunfermline Town
Line partly open, station closed