Cameron Bridge railway station

Cameron Bridge railway station served the village of Cameron Bridge, Fife, Scotland from 1854 to the 1990s on the Fife Coast Railway.

Cameron Bridge
The site of the station and distillery in 2007
General information
LocationCameron Bridge, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56.1891°N 3.0520°W / 56.1891; -3.0520
Grid referenceNO347001
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeven Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
10 August 1854 (1854-08-10)Opened
6 October 1969Closed to passengers
1990s (1990s)Closed completely

The line and station are scheduled to be reopened by 2024 as part of the Levenmouth rail link, a £70 million project funded by the Scottish Government.[1] The reopened station will be situated to the east of the original station and will have two platforms.[2]

History

Original station

The station opened on 10 August 1854 by the Leven Railway. It was situated near Cameron Bridge Distillery, for which there were many sidings, and to the east of the level crossing on the road to Kirkcaldy and Cupar. The Muiredge Branch to the south also served a few collieries and Muiredge Goods. The station closed to passengers on 6 October 1969[3] but the distillery sidings operated until the 1990s.[4]

Reopening

In December 2020, the site for the new station was confirmed.[2] Construction started in January 2023. [5]

References
  1. "Disused Fife rail line to be reopened". BBC News. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Levenmouth Reconnected". Scotlands Railway. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 105
  4. "Cameron Bridge station and distillery". Geograph. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. "Construction of new Cameron Bridge Station begins". Network Rail. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leven
Line and station closed		   Fife Coast Railway   Thornton Junction
Line and station closed
  Future services  
Kirkcaldy   ScotRail
Levenmouth rail link		   Leven


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