Kingskettle railway station

Last updated

Kingskettle
Kingskettle station site geograph-3722688-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station, looking east, in 2002
Location Kingskettle, Fife
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
20 September 1847 (1847-09-20)Opened
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Reopened
4 September 1967 (1967-09-04)Closed permanently

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

Contents

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] [2]

Related Research Articles

Musselburgh railway station Railway station in East Lothian, Scotland, opened 1988

Musselburgh railway station is a railway station serving the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988 and is located on the East Coast Main Line, 5+14 miles (8.4 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley, and is served by the North Berwick Line. It is located near the recently built campus of the Queen Margaret University.

Ladybank railway station Railway station in Fife, Scotland

Ladybank railway station serves the town of Ladybank in Fife, Scotland.

Springfield railway station Railway station in Fife, Scotland

Springfield railway station serves the village of Springfield in Fife, Scotland. The station has two platforms and is unstaffed. Services are operated by Abellio ScotRail.

Crieff railway station Railway station in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK

Crieff was a junction railway station at Crieff, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was where the Crieff Junction Railway, Crieff & Methven Railway and the Comrie, St Fillans & Lochearnhead Railway met.

The Caledonian Railway main line in Scotland connected Glasgow and Edinburgh with Carlisle, via Carstairs and Beattock.

Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway

The Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway was a railway company formed in 1836 to connect the city of Edinburgh with the harbours on the Firth of Forth. When the line connected to Granton, the company name was changed to the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton Railway. It opened part of its route in 1846, but reaching the centre of Edinburgh involved the difficult construction of a long tunnel; this was opened in 1847. It was on a steep incline and was worked by rope haulage.

Kingskettle

Kingskettle or simply Kettle is a small village and parish in Fife, Scotland. It is situated in the Howe of Fife, around a mile south of Ladybank. The railway station was permanently closed in 1967. The village was the home to children's musical group The Singing Kettle and the shop of the same name. In 2015 the shop closed down.

Leith Citadel railway station Former railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland

Leith Citadel, renamed in 1952 from North Leith, was an early railway terminus in Leith, Scotland. It was on Commercial Street, near the Leith Docks.

Falkland Road railway station Disused railway station in Freuchie, Fife

Falkland Road railway station served the village of Freuchie, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1958 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It lay almost 1 kilometre to the south of the village at the north end of the Markinch Gap.

Kinfauns railway station served the village of Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland, from 1847 to 1950 on the Dundee and Perth Railway.

Glenburnie railway station was a temporary terminus that served the area of Glenburnie, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1848 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway and the Newburgh and North Fife Railway.

Dairsie railway station served the village of Dairsie, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1954 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

Dysart railway station, Fife Disused railway station in Dysart, Fife

Dysart railway station served the burgh of Dysart, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1969 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

Sinclairtown railway station Disused railway station in Sinclairtown, Fife

Sinclairtown railway station served the suburb of Sinclairtown, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1969 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

Lindores (E&NR) railway station was a temporary terminus that served the village of Lindores, Fife, Scotland in 1847 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

Leuchars (Old) railway station served the town of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland from 1848 to 1967 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

Barnhill railway station served the suburb of Barnhill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1847 to 1849 by the Dundee and Perth Railway.

Turnhouse railway station served the suburb of Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland from 1897 to 1930 on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.

Washington railway station served the village of Washington, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, from 1837 to 1847 on the Scottish Midland Junction Railway.

Kirkinch railway station served the village of Kirkinch, Angus, Scotland, from 1838 to 1847 on the Newtyle, Eassie and Glamiss Railway.

References

  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.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Kingskettle". Railscot. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ladybank
Line and station open
  North British Railway
Edinburgh and Northern Railway
  Falkland Road
Line open, station closed

Coordinates: 56°15′42″N3°07′10″W / 56.2617°N 3.1195°W / 56.2617; -3.1195