Leven | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Leven_Railway_Station.jpg) Leven (Fife) station platforms in June 2024. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Leven, Fife Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°11′32″N 3°00′07″W / 56.1923°N 3.002°W |
| Grid reference | NO3794800442 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Open |
| Station code | LEV |
| History | |
| Original company | Leven Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 10 August 1854 | Opened |
| 6 October 1969 | Closed |
| 2 June 2024[1] | Resited and reopened |
Leven railway station is a station that serves as the terminus of the Levenmouth rail link, connecting the town of Leven, Fife with the Fife Circle Line.
In December 2020 four options were proposed for the new station site.[2] In June 2021 the station site, near the town's swimming pool, was announced.[3]
The station was opened on 29 May 2024, with scheduled passenger services starting on 2 June 2024. Direct journeys to Edinburgh Waverley take just over an hour.[4]
Historically, there was a station at Leven between 1854 and 1969 on the North British Railway,[5] in a different location.
- ^ Wilcock, Rich (30 May 2024). "Levenmouth Rail link opens". Rail. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Levenmouth rail link: proposed locations for new train stations revealed". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Callaghan, Jamie (15 June 2021). "New train station sites announced for Leven line". Fife Today. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Joy as Levenmouth rail link is given the go-ahead". The Courier.co.uk. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Fife today article on the line". Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.