Dalgety Bay railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Dalgety Bay |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DAG |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.239 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.247 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.269 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.271 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.273 million |
| History | |
| 2 June 1890 | Donibristle Halt opened close to Dalgety Bay[1] |
| 1959 | Donibristle Halt closed |
| 27 March 1998 | Opened[2] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated 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. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
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. It is currently the nearest railway station to Fordell Firs Camp site, the Scottish national headquarters for The Scout Association in Scotland, part of Scouting in Scotland.
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[edit] History
The station is built close to the former station Donibristle Halt, opened in 1890 as part of the Aberdour Line by the North British Railway, and named for the Earl of Moray's estate of Donibristle on which it stood.
[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 Kirkcaldy and the Fife Circle route via Cowdenbeath to Edinburgh. Kirkcaldy services are periodically extended to Dundee.[3]
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ "RAILSCOT on Aberdour Line". http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Aberdour_Line/frame.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "New £1.5 million railway station puts public transport links on track". https://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/1998/03/b2f08826-bbc1-4458-8151-3d3278e3296f. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Edinburgh ↔ Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Markinch". http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/eNRT/Dec07/timetables/Table242.pdf. Retrieved 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 ed.). Sparkford: 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
Coordinates: 56°02′32″N 3°22′04″W / 56.04222°N 3.36778°W
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