Inverkeithing railway station
Railway station in Fife, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Inverkeithing railway station serves the town of Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 10 miles (16 km) north west of Edinburgh Waverley. The station is popular with commuters travelling to Edinburgh from Fife and beyond, thanks to its location beside the M90 motorway.
General information | |||||
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Location | Inverkeithing, Fife Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 56.0351°N 3.3954°W / 56.0351; -3.3954 | ||||
Grid reference | NT131833 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | INK | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 November 1877[2] | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.235 million | ||||
Interchange | 98,375 | ||||
2019/20 | 1.138 million | ||||
Interchange | 88,130 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.156 million | ||||
Interchange | 9,986 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.645 million | ||||
Interchange | 42,237 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.746 million | ||||
Interchange | 32,181 | ||||
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The station is served by ScotRail, LNER, CrossCountry and Caledonian Sleeper services .South of Inverkeithing the line continues towards Edinburgh via the nearby Forth Bridge, and north of the station, the Fife Circle Line splits in two - the main line continuing along the coast via Aberdour whilst the branch heads inland via Dunfermline.