Kelty railway station

Kelty railway station served the village of Kelty, Fife, Scotland from 1860 to 1930 on the Kinross-shire Railway.

Kelty
LocationKelty, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56.1387°N 3.3642°W / 56.1387; -3.3642
Grid referenceNT153948
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
20 June 1860 (1860-06-20)Opened
22 September 1930 (1930-09-22)Closed

History

The station opened on 20 June 1860 by the North British Railway. It had a goods building at one point in its existence. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930.[1] The timber platforms were reduced to a mound and the goods building was moved to Loch Leven Pier. Nothing remains today.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 232. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "RAILSCOT - Kelty". Railscot. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Kinross-shire Railway   Blairadam
Line and station closed


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