Location type

Station

Name and dates

Burntisland (1890-)

Station code: BTS National Rail ScotRail
Where: Fife, Scotland
Opened on the Aberdour Line (North British Railway).
Open on the Fife Circle.
Open on the Edinburgh to Perth.
Open on the Edinburgh to Dundee.

Description

This is a two platform station which opened with the Aberdour Line (North British Railway) approach to the Forth Bridge. The station replaced the Burntisland [1st] terminal which is adjoining to its immediate south.

The westbound platform building has a wooden canopy and there is an unusual style of stone waiting shelter on the eastbound platform. The original northbound building, which was similar to the southbound, no longer stands. The station is on a curve taking the railway from the approach to the original station west, round the harbour, to Aberdour. The station was refurbished in 1986 and 2001.

Development of the Burntisland Area

In 1847 the railway opened, originally approached from the east from Burntisland Junction. This was the division between the lines to Burntisland [1st] and the harbour lines. By the station was Burntisland Albert Pier, the pier for the ferry service to Granton Pier. Alongside this the world's first train ferry ran. To its east were the railway's Burntisland Works.

A quayside and pier was also built south of the station, stretching out south west from Lammerlaws.

The Burntisland West Dock opened in 1876 replacing the old Mud Harbour and Herring Craig.

Burntisland Junction changed in 1890 with the opening of the Aberdour Line (North British Railway) which connected the main line north to the new Forth Bridge. Train ferries ceased to run, but ferries continued running.

After 1901 Burntisland East Dock opened, a substancial rebuilding of the eastern part of the harbour as a dock. The approach was via Lammerlaws Yard and Burntisland East Dock. The Burntisland Albert Pier was replaced with Burntisland New Pier.

In 1917 the Burntisland Aluminium Works opened to the west, onthe line to Aberdour. West of Burntisland West Dock the Burntisland Shipyard opened in 1918.

Local

The Artline - Art and Heritage on the railway in Fife

Tags

Station

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67

Facilities

Listing: C

Nearby stations Burntisland [1st] Kinghorn Aberdour Kirkcaldy Donibristle Platform Granton Dalgety Bay Granton Gasworks [Station] Cowdenbeath (Old) Trinity [1st] Newhaven [Tram] Trinity [2nd] Cowdenbeath Ocean Terminal [Tram] Newhaven	Burntisland East Dock Burntisland Viaduct Burntisland West Dock Burntisland Control Bunker Lammerlaws Yard Burntisland Junction Burntisland Works Burntisland Shipyard Burntisland East Junction Burntisland Aluminium Works Colinswell Siding Tourist/other Burntisland New Pier Burntisland Albert Pier Rossend Castle Newbiggin Signal Box [2nd]
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.