Thornton Junction | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Thornton, Fife |
Country: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 56.1667°N -3.1296°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Edinburgh and Northern Railway |
Pregroup: | North British Railway |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway |
Events: | Opened as Thornton |
Years1: | 1 July 1923 |
Events1: | Name changed to Thornton Junction |
Events2: | Closed |
Thornton Junction railway station served the village of Thornton, Fife, Scotland from 1847 to 1969 on the Fife Coast Railway.
The station opened on 17 September 1847 as Thornton by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It was situated north of the triangle junction. The name was changed to Thornton Junction by the LNER on 1 July 1923. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 6 October 1969.[1]
Glenrothes with Thornton railway station