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Charlestown (KL) railway station

Coordinates: 56°02′07″N 3°29′40″W / 56.0353°N 3.4945°W / 56.0353; -3.4945
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Charlestown
General information
LocationCharlestown, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°02′07″N 3°29′40″W / 56.0353°N 3.4945°W / 56.0353; -3.4945
Grid referenceNT069834
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1 September 1894Opened
1 November 1926 (1926-11-01)Closed

Charlestown railway station served the town of Charlestown, Fife, Scotland from 1894 to 1926 on the Kincardine Line.

History

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The station opened on 1 September 1894. It was on the shoreline and west of Limekilns. It closed to passengers on 1 November 1926.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 120. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Charlestown, Station". Canmore. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Kincardine Line   Dunfermline Town
Line partly open, station closed