Cameron Bridge railway station

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

Cameron Bridge
The site of the station and distillery in 2007
LocationCameron Bridge, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56.189°N 3.0537°W / 56.189; -3.0537
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 stayed open to goods that served the sidings of the distillery until the 1990s.[4][5]

Reopening

In December 2020, the site for the new station was confirmed.[2]

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. "RAILSCOT - Cameron Bridge". Railscot. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. "Cameron Bridge station and distillery". Geograph. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leven
Line and station closed		   Fife Coast Railway   Thornton Junction
Line and station closed


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