Burntisland railway station

Railway station in Fife, Scotland

56°03′26″N 3°14′01″W / 56.0573°N 3.2335°W / 56.0573; -3.2335Grid referenceNT232856Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeBTSPassengers2018/19

0.226 million2019/20

0.211 million2020/21

26,5482021/22

0.133 million2022/23

0.151 million Notes

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Burntisland railway station is a railway station in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line.

History

The station was designed by Grainger & Miller engineers.^[2] Originally it was the southern terminus of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, with tracks and trainshed stretching away behind the imposing terminus building. The railway opened its main line north across Fife to Lindores & Cupar (branch line) in September 1847. These were extended by the following summer to Hilton Junction, near Perth, and Tayport. From Burntisland, a ferry service ran across the River Forth to Granton in the northern suburbs of Edinburgh, from where trains could be taken to various destinations across central and south-west Scotland.

The current station, which bypasses the site of the original station, dates from 1890 when the Forth Rail Bridge and associated connecting lines were opened to provide a direct route across the Forth estuary to Edinburgh Waverley.

Accidents and incidents

On 14 April 1914, an express passenger train hauled by NBR H class locomotive 872 Auld Reekie was in collision with a freight train that was being shunted. The cause of the accident was an error by the signalman.^[3] Two people were killed.^[4]

Services

Two trains per hour call at the station off peak (Mon-Sat), running southbound to Inverkeithing and Edinburgh and northbound to Kirkcaldy & Glenrothes with Thornton. One of the latter then continues along the western side of the Fife Circle line back to Edinburgh via Cowdenbeath. Evenings see an hourly service, with some through trains beyond Kirkcaldy to Dundee or Perth, whilst on Sundays the first northbound diagram of the day is a semi-fast service to Aberdeen, with an hourly service each way around the Circle thereafter.^[5]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Aberdour		ScotRail Fife Circle Line		Kinghorn

References

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^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
^ Buildings of Scotland: Fife by John Gifford
^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 30. ISBN 0-906899-07-9.
^ "Accident at Burntisland on 14th April 1914 :: The Railways Archive".
^ Table 242 National Rail timetable, May 2016

Railway stations served by ScotRail

Stations listed in italics are request stops.

A	Aberdeen Aberdour Achanalt Achnasheen Achnashellach Addiewell Airbles Airdrie Alexandra Parade Alexandria Alloa Alness Altnabreac Anderston Annan Anniesland Arbroath Ardgay Ardlui Ardrossan Harbour Ardrossan South Beach Ardrossan Town Argyle Street Arisaig Armadale (West Lothian) Arrochar & Tarbet Ashfield Attadale Auchinleck Aviemore Ayr
B	Baillieston Balloch Balmossie Banavie Barassie Bargeddie Barnhill Barrhead Barrhill Barry Links Bathgate Bearsden Beasdale Beauly Bellgrove Bellshill Bishopbriggs Bishopton Blackridge Blair Atholl Blairhill Blantyre Bogston Bowling Branchton Breich Bridge of Allan Bridge of Orchy Bridgeton Brora Broughty Ferry Brunstane Burnside Burntisland Busby
C	Caldercruix Cambuslang Camelon Cardenden Cardonald Cardross Carfin Carlisle Carluke Carmyle Carnoustie Carntyne Carrbridge Carstairs Cartsdyke Cathcart Charing Cross (Glasgow) Chatelherault Clarkston Cleland Clydebank Coatbridge Central Coatbridge Sunnyside Coatdyke Connel Ferry Conon Bridge Corkerhill Corpach Corrour Cowdenbeath Craigendoran Crianlarich Croftfoot Crookston Crosshill Crossmyloof Croy Culrain Cumbernauld Cupar Curriehill
D	Dalgety Bay Dalmally Dalmarnock Dalmeny Dalmuir Dalreoch Dalry Dalwhinnie Dingwall Drem Drumchapel Drumfrochar Drumgelloch Drumry Duirinish Duke Street Dumbarton Central Dumbarton East Dumbreck Dumfries Dunbar Dunblane Duncraig Dundee Dunfermline City Dunfermline Queen Margaret Dunkeld & Birnam Dunlop Dunrobin Castle Dyce
E	East Kilbride East Linton Easterhouse Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Waverley Elgin Eskbank Exhibition Centre
F	Fairlie Falkirk Grahamston Falkirk High Falls of Cruachan Fauldhouse Fearn Forres Forsinard Fort Matilda Fort William
G	Galashiels Garelochhead Garrowhill Garscadden Gartcosh Garve Georgemas Junction Giffnock Gilshochill Girvan Glasgow Central Glasgow Queen Street Gleneagles Glenfinnan Glengarnock Glenrothes with Thornton Golf Street Golspie Gorebridge Gourock Greenfaulds Greenock Central Greenock West Gretna Green
H	Hairmyres Hamilton Central Hamilton West Hartwood Hawkhead Haymarket Helensburgh Central Helensburgh Upper Helmsdale High Street (Glasgow) Hillfoot Hillington East Hillington West Holytown Howwood Huntly Hyndland
I	Insch Invergordon Invergowrie Inverkeithing Inverkip Inverness Inverness Airport Invershin Inverurie Irvine
J	Johnstone Jordanhill
K	Keith Kelvindale Kennishead Kildonan Kilmarnock Kilmaurs Kilpatrick Kilwinning Kinbrace Kinghorn King's Park Kingsknowe Kingussie Kintore Kirkcaldy Kirkconnel Kirkhill Kirknewton Kirkwood Kyle of Lochalsh
L	Ladybank Lairg Lanark Langbank Langside Larbert Largs Larkhall Laurencekirk Lenzie Leuchars Linlithgow Livingston North Livingston South Loch Awe Loch Eil Outward Bound Lochailort Locheilside Lochgelly Lochluichart Lochwinnoch Longniddry
M	Mallaig Markinch Maryhill Maxwell Park Maybole Merryton Milliken Park Milngavie Monifieth Montrose Morar Mosspark Motherwell Mount Florida Mount Vernon Muir of Ord Muirend Musselburgh
N	Nairn Neilston New Cumnock Newcraighall Newton (Lanark) Newtongrange Newtonmore Newton-on-Ayr Nitshill North Berwick North Queensferry
O	Oban
P	Paisley Canal Paisley Gilmour Street Paisley St James Partick Patterton Perth Pitlochry Plockton Pollokshaws East Pollokshaws West Pollokshields East Pollokshields West Polmont Port Glasgow Portlethen Possilpark & Parkhouse Prestonpans Prestwick International Airport Prestwick Town Priesthill & Darnley
Q	Queens Park (Glasgow)
R	Rannoch Renton Robroyston Rogart Rosyth Roy Bridge Rutherglen
S	Saltcoats Sanquhar Scotscalder Scotstounhill Shawfair Shawlands Shettleston Shieldmuir Shotts Singer Slateford South Gyle Spean Bridge Springburn Springfield Stepps Stevenston Stewarton Stirling Stonehaven Stow Stranraer Strathcarron Stromeferry Summerston
T	Tain Taynuilt Thornliebank Thorntonhall Thurso Troon Tulloch Tweedbank Tyndrum Lower
U	Uddingston Uphall Upper Tyndrum
W	Wallyford Wemyss Bay West Calder West Kilbride Wester Hailes Westerton Whifflet Whinhill Whitecraigs Wick Williamwood Wishaw Woodhall
Y	Yoker