Dalgety Bay railway station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Dalgety Bay | |||
 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||
| Place | Dalgety Bay | ||
| Local authority | Fife, Scotland | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DAG | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2005/06 * | 0.247 million | ||
| History | |||
| 2 June 1890 | Donibristle Halt opened close to Dalgety Bay[1] | ||
| 1965?? | Donibristle Halt closed | ||
| 27 March 1998 | Opened[2] | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dalgety Bay from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
|
|||
Dalgety Bay railway station serves the town of Dalgety Bay in Fife, Scotland. Lying on the Fife Circle and Edinburgh to Aberdeen lines, it is managed by First ScotRail.
Contents |
[edit] History
The station is built close to the former station called Donibristle Halt built as part of the Aberdour Line by the North British Railway and opened in 1890.
[edit] Facilities
In 2008, the station has two platforms and is unstaffed. The station is equipped with shelters on both platforms, with a self-service ticket machine located on the shelter in platform 1. A footbridge connects the platforms.
[edit] Services
[edit] 2008
Services are given in National Rail Timetable 242. There is a basic 30 minute service, with alternate trains serving Markinch and the Fife Circle route via Cowdenbeath to Edinburgh. Markinch services are periodically extended to Dundee and Carnoustie.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverkeithing | First ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line |
Aberdour | ||
| Historical Railways | ||||
| Inverkeithing | Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway |
Aberdour Aberdour Line |
||
| Rosyth Halt | Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway |
|||
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ RAILSCOT on Aberdour Line. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ New £1.5 million railway station puts public transport links on track. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Edinburgh ↔ Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Markinch. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
[edit] Sources
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Dalgety Bay railway station from National Rail
 This Scotland railway station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
