Dunfermline Town railway station
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Dunfermline Town railway station is a railway station
in the town of Dunfermline
, Fife
, Scotland
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
and is on the Fife Circle Line
27 km (16.8 mi) north of Edinburgh Waverley
.
, and a half-hourly service northbound round the Fife Circle
through , eventually coming back to Edinburgh Waverley
. In the evenings the service is hourly in each direction and on Sundays two-hourly.
(and back to Edinburgh) on the Fife Circle Line. There is also a daily service to and from Perth via Markinch
.
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction and on Sundays two-hourly.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in the town of Dunfermline
Dunfermline
Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. According to a 2008 estimate, Dunfermline has a population of 46,430, making it the second-biggest settlement in Fife. Part of the town's name comes from the Gaelic word...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The station is managed by First ScotRail
First ScotRail
ScotRail Railways Ltd. is the FirstGroup-owned train operating company running domestic passenger trains within Scotland, northern England and the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London using the brand ScotRail which is the property of the Scottish Government...
and is on the Fife Circle Line
Fife Circle Line
The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth before heading to Edinburgh.-Service:...
27 km (16.8 mi) north of Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
.
History
The station was opened by Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway on 5 March 1890.Station facilities
The station can be accessed from St. Margaret's Drive. The station building is on the northbound platform. In the building is a ticket office, a toilet (accessed by key) and a kiosk. There is a public phone at the entrance and there are waiting rooms on both platforms. The platforms are connected by a ramped subway. There is a taxi rank at the main entrance. CCTV is in operation.2011
On Mondays to Saturdays during the daytime, there is generally a half-hourly service southbound to Edinburgh WaverleyEdinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
, and a half-hourly service northbound round the Fife Circle
Fife Circle Line
The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth before heading to Edinburgh.-Service:...
through , eventually coming back to Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
. In the evenings the service is hourly in each direction and on Sundays two-hourly.
2007
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is generally a half-hourly service southbound to Edinburgh and an hourly service northbound towards KirkcaldyKirkcaldy railway station
Kirkcaldy Railway Station is a railway station in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line and principal NXEC mainline, north east of . British Transport Police maintain a small office on Platform 1.The station is located on...
(and back to Edinburgh) on the Fife Circle Line. There is also a daily service to and from Perth via Markinch
Markinch railway station
Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland and currently serves the Glenrothes and Levenmouth areas of Fife.The station is managed by First ScotRail and is located on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 54 km north of Edinburgh Waverley...
.
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction and on Sundays two-hourly.
Bus services
- D3/D4 (Dunfermline - Duloch Park - Pitcorthie)
- 7 (Dunfermline - Kirkcaldy - Leven)
- 55 (Dunfermline - Inverkeithing - Edinburgh)
- 72 (Dunfermline outer circular (Townhill - Abbeyview - Duloch Park - QMH - Halbeath - Townhill)) (Partly replaces D7)
- 73 (Townhill - Dunfermline - Abbeyview - Duloch Park - Rosyth - Inverkeithing - Ferrytoll) (Partly replaces D7)
- 75 (Dunfermline inner circle (James St - Touch - Abberyview - St Leonards - James St ))
- 79 (Kelty - Dunfermline - Dalgety Bay)
- 80 (Dunfermline - Dalgety Bay)
- Various express routes (to / from Edinburgh and Dundee)