Culross railway station

Last updated

Culross
Railway line, Culross - geograph.org.uk - 1358289.jpg
The site of the station in 2009
General information
Location Culross, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates 56°03′22″N3°37′03″W / 56.0562°N 3.6176°W / 56.0562; -3.6176 Coordinates: 56°03′22″N3°37′03″W / 56.0562°N 3.6176°W / 56.0562; -3.6176
Grid reference NS993860
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER (1st station)
ScotRail (2nd station)
Key dates
2 July 1906 (1906-07-02)Opened
7 July 1930Closed
21 July 1992Reopened
22 August 1992 (1992-08-22)Closed

Culross railway station served the village of Culross, Fife, Scotland from 1906 to 1992 on the Kincardine Line.

Contents

History

The station opened on 2 July 1906 by the North British Railway. To the northwest was the goods yard. The signal box closed in 1923 when the loop was lifted. The station closed on 7 July 1930 but the line remained open for goods with two power stations: Longannet power station and Kincardine power station. A second station opened on 21 July 1992 but was short lived because it was only used for workers at Longannet power station so it closed later in the year on 22 August. [1]

Related Research Articles

Firth of Forth Estuary of Scotlands River Forth

The Firth of Forth is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south.

Fife Circle Line Railway line in Scotland, UK

The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. It links towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth before heading to Edinburgh. Operationally, the service is not strictly a circle route, but, rather, a point to point service that reverses at the Edinburgh end, and has a large bi-directional balloon loop at the Fife end.

Kincardine power station Former coal-fired power station in Scotland

Kincardine power station was a 760 MW coal-fired power station on the shores of the upper Firth of Forth by Kincardine on Forth, Fife, Scotland.

Longannet power station Former coal-fired power station in Scotland

Longannet power station was a large coal-fired power station in Fife, and the last coal-fired power station in Scotland. It was capable of co-firing biomass, natural gas and sludge. The station stood on the north bank of the Firth of Forth, near Kincardine on Forth.

The Upper Hirst is a coal seam in central Scotland that was mined in the 1950s through to 2002, mainly to supply Kincardine Power Station, and later, Longannet Power Station, in Fife.

Longannet coal mine was a deep mine complex in Fife, Scotland.

Valleyfield, Fife Human settlement in Scotland

Valleyfield consists of High Valleyfield and Low Valleyfield which are neighbouring villages in Fife, Scotland, midway between Dunfermline and Kincardine-on-Forth. Low Valleyfield is on the shore of the Firth of Forth, High Valleyfield on the ridge immediately to the north.

Stirling–Alloa–Kincardine rail link

The Stirling–Alloa–Kincardine rail link is a completed railway project to re-open 21 kilometres (13 mi) of between Stirling, Alloa and Kincardine in Scotland. The route opened to rail traffic in March 2008.

Alloa railway station Railway station in Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Alloa railway station is a railway station in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, which was re-opened on Monday, 19 May 2008.

Stirling and Dunfermline Railway Former railway in Scotland

The Stirling and Dunfermline Railway was a railway in Scotland connecting Stirling and Dunfermline. It was planned by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway to get access to the mineral deposits on the line of route, but also as a tactical measure to keep the rival Caledonian Railway out of Fife.

The Kincardine Line is a railway in Clackmannanshire and Fife, Scotland. It was originally built to serve settlements along the north shore of the Firth of Forth, between Alloa and Dunfermline.

National Cycle Route 76

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 76 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Kirkcaldy. The route is 168 miles (270 km) in length and is fully open and signed in both directions. Between Dunbar and Kirkcaldy the route is known as the Round the Forth.

Fife Coalfield

The Fife Coalfield was one of the principal coalfields in Scotland. Over fifty collieries were in operation at various times between the middle of the nineteenth century and the closure of the last pit in 1988. The coalfield extended across the southern part of Fife where rocks of the Coal Measures Group occur and was one of a series of coalfields throughout the Midland Valley from which coal was won by both deep workings and opencasting methods. It is traditionally divided into the West Fife, Central Fife and East Fife coalfields with Kirkcaldy having been a particularly important area. Some of the mines extended beyond Fife under the Firth of Forth following the seams which occupy the Leven Syncline which extends to the south shore of the firth at Musselburgh and beyond.

Dollar railway station Closed railway station that served the village of Dollar, Clackmannanshire

Dollar railway station served the village of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland from 1869 to 1964 on the Devon Valley Railway.

East Grange railway station served the area of East Grange, Fife, Scotland, from 1850 to 1958 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway.

Clackmannan and Kennet railway station Closed railway station in Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Clackmannan and Kennet railway station served the town of Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire from 1893 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.

Kincardine railway station served the town of Kincardine, Fife, Scotland from 1893 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.

Torryburn railway station served the village of Torryburn, Fife, Scotland from 1906 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.

Cairneyhill railway station Disused railway station in Cairneyhill, Fife

Cairneyhill railway station served the village of Cairneyhill, Fife, Scotland from 1906 to 1930 on the Kincardine Line.

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 137
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kincardine
Line open, station closed
  Kincardine Line   Valleyfield
Line open, station closed