RAILSCOT | Kinghorn named best kept station [BBC News]

Kinghorn named best kept station [BBC News]

Date: 18/05/2015

Kinghorn train station has been named the best in the country by Keep Scotland Beautiful. The Fife station has been transformed after being 'adopted' by two local artists who tend the gardens and run an art gallery in the station buildings. BBC Scotland transport correspondent David Miller took a trip on the Fife Circle to find out more.

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Kinghorn train station has been named the best in the country by Keep Scotland Beautiful.

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Kinghorn named best kept station [BBC News]

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