Kirkcaldy railway station

A proposal to bring two railway lines to the town had been suggested as far back as 1836, but neither plan succeeded. This led for pressure to support a new line from Burntisland to Newport-on-Tay and Tayport via Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Markinch and Cupar in 1840. However, it was three years before Parliament even acknowledged this essential plan. A unanimous decision was passed in favour by both the House of Lords and Commons. Kirkcaldy railway station, along with now defunct stations in Sinclairtown and Dysart, finally opened on 20 June 1847 as part of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, which terminated at Cupar. Train services were later taken over by the North British Railway, which was absorbed by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. The nationalised British Railways took over in 1948. Originally, only the south platform was covered, until a re-fit of the station was undertaken towards the end of the 19th century. The station buildings survived intact until they were re-built in 1964, probably as part of the controversial town centre redevelopment plan. A fire in the late 1980s led to the destruction of the south platform. A new south platform had to be built again from scratch, and this was officially re-opened again to the public in 1991. == Services ==

" by Mary Campbell Smith (1869-1960) is a well known poem about Kirkcaldy, featuring arrival at Kirkcaldy Railway Station and the smell of the linoleum factories nearby. It is now mounted above the stairs to platform 1 in Kirkcaldy Railway Station. Southbound • 2 trains per hour to Edinburgh Waverley (semi-fast). • 1 train per day to Edinburgh Waverley calling at all stations. • 3 trains per day to London King's Cross and stations via the East Coast Main Line, plus a fourth that runs as far as . • 1 train per day (except Saturdays) to London Euston (Caledonian Sleeper). • 1 train per hour to Edinburgh Waverley (limited stop) Evenings only. • 1 train per day to Penzance. There is also a limited service to North Queensferry and Dalmeny. On Sundays, there are two semi-fast trains per hour to Edinburgh and one all-stations local service. Northbound • 1 train per hour to Leven • 1 train per hour to Perth • 1 train per hour to Dundee • 1 train per day to Glenrothes with Thornton (peak time) • 9 services per day to . ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen services do not usually stop at Kirkcaldy (except during the a.m peak and in the late evening). 4 London North Eastern Railway services call during the daytime. The Caledonian Sleeper also calls, but only to set down. CrossCountry's one train per day to Aberdeen also calls here. On Sundays, there are hourly services to Dundee and northbound along the Fife Circle, plus two-hourly services to Aberdeen. {{rail line {{rail line {{rail line {{rail line {{rail line {{rail line == References ==