Crossgates railway station (Fife)

Not to be confused with Cross Gates railway station, which is in Yorkshire.

Crossgates Fife railway station co-served the village of Crossgates, Fife, Scotland, from 1848 to 1949 on the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

Crossgates
The site of the station, looking northeast towards Thornton Junction, in 1988
General information
Location	Crossgates, Fife Scotland
Coordinates	56.091°N 3.3715°W / 56.091; -3.3715
Grid reference	NT147895
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee Railway North British Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (Scottish Region)
Key dates
4 September 1848 (1848-09-04)	Opened as Crossgates
1 July 1923	Name changed to Crossgates Fife
26 September 1949 (1949-09-26)	Closed

History

The station was opened as Crossgates on 4 September 1848 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. It was originally a terminus until Dunfermline Upper opened on 13 December 1849. The station building and the signal box were on the westbound platform and the goods yard was on the north side, which served Mossend Iron Foundry. The station's name was changed to Crossgates Fife on 1 July 1923 to avoid confusion with the station of the same name in Yorkshire. The station closed on 26 September 1949.^[1]