Kirkcaldy railway station

Kirkcaldy

Scottish Gaelic: Cair Chaladain[1]
National Rail
The southbound platform in September 2011
General information
LocationKirkcaldy, Fife
Scotland
Coordinates56°06′43″N 3°10′02″W / 56.1119°N 3.1671°W / 56.1119; -3.1671
Grid referenceNT275916
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKDY
Key dates
20 June 1847Opened
1964Re-built
1991South platform re-built
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 1.008 million
 Interchange  Increase 20,044
2020/21Decrease 0.139 million
 Interchange  Decrease 2,787
2021/22Increase 0.579 million
 Interchange  Increase 11,887
2022/23Increase 0.642 million
 Interchange  Decrease 2,124
2023/24Increase 0.782 million
 Interchange  Increase 5,380
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The station, circa 1910, facing north. In the background is the Barry, Ostlere and Shepherd Caledonia Linoleum Works.

Kirkcaldy railway station is a railway station in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line and principal East Coast Main Line, 26 miles (42 km) north east of Edinburgh Waverley. British Transport Police maintain a small office on Platform 1.

The station is located on Station Road,[2] with an entrance on Whyte Melville Road. There are car parks on either side with an extension on the Whyte Melville Road side for Edinburgh commuter traffic.[3] The station building is situated on the Edinburgh platform. In the building is a ticket office (at street level), toilets, public phone, photo booth and shop.[4]

Platforms are adjoined by a connecting subway and a flight of stairs. Two lifts have recently been installed for north and south platform access.

There are waiting rooms on both platforms and CCTV is in operation. Train running information is provided via CIS displays, automatic announcements and customer help points.

There are three main railway station bus stops located on Bennochy Road (off Station Road) with access to the car park. A further two bus stops are located on Whyte Melville Road, one of which is adjacent to the entrance and the other opposite University of Dundee Nursing Kirkcaldy Campus.[2]

  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b "fifedirect.org.uk: Kirkcaldy Railway Station".
  3. ^ "Fife Today - Four-minute trip just to buy a ticket ..."
  4. ^ Kirkaldy station facilities National Rail Enquiries