Methil railway station
Methil railway station served the village of Methil, Fife, Scotland, from 1887 to 1955 on the Leven Extension Railway.
Methil | |
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General information | |
Location | Methil, Fife Scotland |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Leven Extension Railway |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
5 May 1887 | Opened |
10 January 1955 | Closed |
History
The station was opened on 5 May 1887 by the Leven Extension Railway. To the south was the goods yard, which has a large goods shed, and further to the south was Methil Yard, which had connections to Methil Docks. Initially it had nine sidings and a branch line which served Denbeath Colliery. In 1900, a second dock siding opened as well as eight more pairs of sidings. A third dock siding opened in 1912. The yard had around seventeen sidings at this point which had space for 516 wagons. The station closed to passengers on 10 January 1955[1] but it still remained open as a goods station and occasionally used for football excursions in 1958.[2] Methil Yard closed to general goods in 1980 but remained open for coal until 1985.
References
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Buckhaven Line and station closed |
Leven Extension Railway | Terminus |