Markinch railway station

Markinch
Location
Place	Markinch
Local authority	Fife
Coordinates	56.201°N 3.131°W / 56.201; -3.131
Operations
Station code	MNC
Managed by	First ScotRail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.160 million
2005/06 *	0.170 million
2006/07 *	0.190 million
2007/08 *	0.214 million
2008/09 *	0.245 million
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 Markinch from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland and currently serves the Glenrothes and Levenmouth areas of Fife.

The station is managed by First ScotRail and is located on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 54 km (33¼ miles) north of Edinburgh Waverley. The station was recently rebuilt to include a new building and park and ride facilities and is now the main station for passengers travelling to Glenrothes, Leven, Buckhaven, Methil and the East of Fife. There are up to ten buses an hour connecting the station with Glenrothes and four to the Levenmouth area. A cycle route has also been completed along the former Leslie Railway into Glenrothes.

Services

Most First ScotRail services from Edinburgh to Dundee and Perth, and some services to Inverness and Aberdeen call at Markinch. There is one direct service from Glasgow Queen Street each weekday evening.

Arriva Crosscountry trains from Dundee/Aberdeen to Devon and Cornwall stop at Markinch thrice each Monday-Saturday morning, and twice on services from the South (including Edinburgh).

External links

• Train times and station information for Markinch railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kirkcaldy		First ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line		Ladybank
Kirkcaldy		First ScotRail  Fife Circle Line		Terminus
Kirkcaldy		CrossCountry Cross Country Network		Ladybank