RAILSCOT | Cowdenbeath North Junction

Junction

This junction was north of Cowdenbeath station. It was formed between the Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway) of 1890, (part of the improvements made for the Edinburgh-Perth route before the opening of the forth Bridge), and the Cowdenbeath North Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction (North British Railway) link of 1900.

The latter was added to allow Cowdenbeath station to serve not only the Edinburgh-Perth route but also the Dunfermline-Thornton Junction route. It allowed Cowdenbeath (Old) to close in 1919.

A signal box opened with the junction but was taken over by the box at Cowdenbeath in 1929.

The line beyond Kelty closed in 1970 and the route was singled. It closed completely in 1972. The formation of the junction can still be seen.

29/03/1919	Cowdenbeath North Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction (North British Railway) All passenger trains start to use the Cowdenbeath (New) deviation with the opening of the Cowdenbeath North Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction link. Cowdenbeath (Old) closed to passengers. Cowdenbeath South Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction given over to goods and mineral traffic.
05/01/1970	Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway) Kinross-shire Railway Fife and Kinross Railway Glenfarg Line (North British Railway) Cowdenbeath (Cowdenbeath North Junction) to Perth (Hilton Junction) closed to passengers. Kinross Junction [2nd] station closed. Cowdenbeath to Milnathort singled. Bridge of Earn Junction (excluded) to Milnathort (excluded) closed to all traffic.
12/07/1972	Kinross-shire Railway Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway) Kelty Coup (by former Kelty station) to Cowdenbeath North Junction (excluded) closed to freight.

Nearby stations Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (Old) Lochgelly Kelty Crossgates (Fife) Halbeath Cardenden Blairadam Dunfermline Queen Margaret Aberdour Donibristle Platform Dalgety Bay Dunfermline Upper Dunfermline (Comely Park) Dunfermline City	Foulford Junction Lumphinnans Tunnel Lumphinnans Iron Works Dora Opencast Loading Pad Foulford Colliery Pit No 1 Cowdenbeath Colliery Lumphinnans No 1 Colliery Lumphinnans West Junction Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 7 Cowdenbeath Colliery Shed Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 8 National Coal Board Central Works Fife Lumphinnans Pit No 7 Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 3 Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 9
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.