Cowdenbeath railway station

Cowdenbeath
National Rail
Cowdenbeath railway station in 2012
General information
LocationCowdenbeath, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°06′43″N 3°20′35″W / 56.1120°N 3.3431°W / 56.1120; -3.3431
Grid referenceNT165918
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCOW
History
Opened2 June 1890
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.157 million
2019/20Decrease 0.135 million
2020/21Decrease 17,956
2021/22Increase 82,690
2022/23Increase 94,078
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cowdenbeath railway station is a railway station in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 22+12 miles (36.2 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley.

The station can be accessed via two steep ramps from either the east side of the High Street, or Station Road, and there is a footbridge connecting the platforms.

The ticket office is situated within the waiting room. Additional ticket facilities are provided by an automatic ticket machine outside the waiting room. There is a toilet but to access it, a key must be obtained from the ticket office. There were public toilet facilities in the High Street but these were closed in May 2008; now the nearest facilities are at Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre, a short walk from the High Street.

The nearest bus stops, public phones and taxi rank are in the High Street.