Cameron Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station and distillery in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location |
Cameron Bridge,
Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°11′21″N 3°03′07″W / 56.1891°N 3.0520°W |
| Grid reference | NO347001 |
| Platforms | 4 (original, 2 reopened) |
| Construction | |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Leven Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 10 August 1854 | Opened |
| 6 October 1969 | Closed to passengers |
| 1990s | Closed completely |
| 2 June 2024 | Expected to reopen |
Cameron Bridge railway station served the village of Cameron Bridge, Fife, Scotland from 1854 to the 1990s on the Fife Coast Railway.
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] and finished in January 2024. Driver training then commenced and in March, it was announced the station was expected to reopen on 2 June. [6]
The station will have two 196m-long platforms connected by lifts and a footbridge. Facilities at the station will include 16 cycle spaces and a 125 space car park, with space for an extra 300 spaces in future if needed as the station is expected to be a railhead for the local area. A 140m footbridge over the River Leven is to connect the station to Methil in a separate active travel project. [7]
References
- ^ "Disused Fife rail line to be reopened". BBC News. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Levenmouth Reconnected". Scotlands Railway. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 105
- ^ "Cameron Bridge station and distillery". Geograph. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Construction of new Cameron Bridge Station begins". Network Rail. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Piper, Laura (27 March 2024). "Trains set to service Fife area for first time in more than five decades". STV News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ David Shirres (19 December 2023). "Levenmouth Almost Reconnected". Rail Engineer. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
| 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 | ||