Markinch railway station
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Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, which serves the Glenrothes, Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife.
The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Edinburgh Waverley. The station was rebuilt to include a new building and park and ride facilities for passengers travelling to Glenrothes and the East of Fife. There are up to ten buses an hour connecting the station with Glenrothes and four to the Levenmouth area. A cycle route has also been completed along the former Leslie Railway into Glenrothes.
History
The now-closed Leslie Railway left the mainline immediately south of this station.
Services
ScotRail
Most ScotRail services from Edinburgh to Dundee and Perth (each hourly), and some services to Inverness and Aberdeen call at Markinch. Southbound has two trains per hour to Edinburgh. There is one direct service from Glasgow Queen Street each weekday evening.[2]
Sunday services are somewhat irregular and run every two hours in the morning and early afternoon but more frequently thereafter. They run to and from Aberdeen or Inverness northbound.
CrossCountry
As of 21 May 2023, CrossCountry operate one northbound train per day to Aberdeen and one southbound train a day to Penzance on weekdays. On Sundays, the northbound service terminates at Dundee and the southbound train terminates at Plymouth.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy | style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | ScotRail Edinburgh–Dundee line |
style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Ladybank |
| Kirkcaldy | style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | ScotRail Fife Circle Line |
style="background:#Template:ScotRail colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Terminus |
| Kirkcaldy | style="background:#Template:XC colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | CrossCountry Cross Country Route |
style="background:#Template:XC colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Ladybank |
| Historical railways | <templatestyles src="S-note/styles.css" /> | |||
| Falkland Road Line open, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh and Northern Railway |
Thornton Junction Line open, station closed | ||
References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Markinch railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Fife
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
- Railway stations served by ScotRail
- 1847 establishments in Scotland
- Listed railway stations in Scotland
- Category B listed buildings in Fife