Methil
General information
LocationMethil, Fife
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeven Extension Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 May 1887 (1887-05-05)Opened
10 January 1955 (1955-01-10)Closed

Methil railway station served the village of Methil, Fife, Scotland, from 1887 to 1955 on the Leven Extension Railway.

History

The station was opened on 5 May 1887 by the Leven Extension Railway. To the south was the goods yard, which has a large goods shed, and further to the south was Methil Yard, which had connections to Methil Docks. Initially it had nine sidings and a branch line which served Denbeath Colliery. In 1900, a second dock siding opened as well as eight more pairs of sidings. A third dock siding opened in 1912. The yard had around seventeen sidings at this point which had space for 516 wagons. The station closed to passengers on 10 January 1955[1] but it still remained open as a goods station and occasionally used for football excursions in 1958.[2] Methil Yard closed to general goods in 1980 but remained open for coal until 1985.

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 293. OCLC 931112387.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Buckhaven
Line and station closed		   Leven Extension Railway   Terminus

56°10′59″N 3°00′49″W / 56.18314°N 3.01364°W / 56.18314; -3.01364


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