Kelty South Junction
Location type
JunctionName and dates
Kelty South Junction (1890-1967)Opened on the Kinross-shire Railway.
Opened on the Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway).
Description
The single track Kinross-shire Railway opened here in 1860, a line from Lumphinnans Central Junction to Kinross. The junction was formed in 1890 when Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway) as part of the preparations for the opening of the Forth Bridge. The original line northwards from the junction was doubled.
The line from Lumphinnans doubled just before the junction. Lumphinnans Nos 11 and 12 Collieries was a little further south east going towards Lumphinnans. The signal box was located in the 'V' of the junction. Northwards from the junction were loops on either side on the approach to Kelty station.
The route to Lumphinnans closed in 1967 and the box closed. The remaining line from Cowdenbeath to Kelty closed in 1972 (north from Kelty it closed in 1970.
The location had been landscaped since line closure.
Tags
Junction
| Nearby stations Kelty Cowdenbeath Lochgelly Cowdenbeath (Old) Blairadam Crossgates (Fife) Cardenden Halbeath Dunfermline Queen Margaret Loch Leven Curler^s Platform Kinross [2nd] Loch Leven Dunfermline Upper Dunfermline (Comely Park) Kinross Junction [1st] | Aitken Colliery Kelty North Junction Lumphinnans Colliery Pits Nos 11 and 12 Lindsay Colliery Pits Nos 4 and 5 Kelty Coup Kelty Yard Kelty Tramway Bridge Kelty Pit No 3 Kelty Gas Works Kelty Pit No 1 Benarty Colliery Blairadam Colliery Pit No 1 Lassodie Mill Colliery Tourist/other Loch Ore Main Street Level Crossing [Kelty] |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1890 | Kelty to Cowdenbeath (North British Railway) Cowdenbeath South Junction to Kelty South Junction opened. Cowdenbeath (New) station opened. |
| / /1967 | Kinross-shire Railway Kelty South Junction to Lumphinnans Central Junction closed. |
Books
 Forgotten Railways: Scotland |
