Auchmuty Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Auchmuty Junction (1861-1967)Opened on the Leslie Railway.
Description
This junction was between the Leslie Railway and its Auchmuty Paper Mill branch, both single track lines. It was located to the west of Markinch.
The box opened in 1910. It closed in 1933, replaced with a ground frame. The line west to Leslie closed in 1967. The line from Markinch to Auchmuty Paper Mill closed in 1992.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Markinch Thornton Junction Thornton Junction [W&BR] Glenrothes with Thornton Falkland Road Leslie West Wemyss Cameron Bridge [1st] Cameron Bridge Wemyss Castle Buckhaven Kingskettle Dysart Methil Sinclairtown [2nd] | Balbirnie Viaduct Haig^s Siding Balbirnie Mills Markinch Viaduct Markinch Co-op Siding Rothes Paper Mill Balgonie Furnace Auchmuty Paper Mill Balbirnie Pit Lochmuir Summit Balgonie Colliery Lochtyside Pit Balgonie Colliery Julian Pit Tourist/other Prestonhall Level Crossing Balgonie Castle Double Dykes Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 09/10/1967 | Leslie Railway Leslie to Auchmuty Junction closed to freight. |
