Cupar railway station
Cupar  | |||||
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Jul2006.jpg) Cupar railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Cupar, Fife Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°19′03″N 3°00′31″W / 56.3174°N 3.0087°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NO376143 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CUP | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.184 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 22,610 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  95,794 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.122 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.173 million | ||||
Listed Building – Category B | |||||
| Designated | 1 February 1972 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB24292[1] | ||||
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Cupar railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The station has two platforms, of which the southbound one (for trains to Edinburgh) is now wheelchair accessible. Services are provided by ScotRail and CrossCountry.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway in 1847 as the temporary northern terminus of the Tayport branch of their route along the Fife Coast. The line northwards to Tayport (for the ferry link to Dundee) was completed in 1850 and through running to Dundee over the first Tay Bridge began in 1878.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 23 October 1899, an express passenger train was in collision with a cattle train. One person was killed.[2]
- On 4 July 1988 a Class 47 cement train derailed, demolishing a section of the bridge which carries the B940 over the railway. This was caused by excessive speed and a fault with the rail line.[3]
Services
[edit]The weekday service is as follows:[4]
CrossCountry:
Scotrail:
- 2 tph to Edinburgh via Kirkcaldy, Inverkeithing and Haymarket.
- 3 tpd to Inverurie via Leuchars, Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose, Stonehaven, Aberdeen and Dyce. 1 tpd extended to Inverness in the evening (connections are otherwise available at Dundee).
- 2 tph to Dundee via Leuchars.
- 1 tpd to Carnoustie, via Leuchars, Dundee, Broughty Ferry, Balmossie, Monifieth, Barry Links and Golf Street.
Sunday services operate every two hours each way to Edinburgh & Dundee, with some extra evening trains.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Springfield | ScotRail Edinburgh–Dundee line |
Leuchars | ||
| Ladybank | CrossCountry Cross Country Route |
Leuchars | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "CUPAR RAILWAY STATION (LB24292)". Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-906899-03-6.
- ^ Mather, Michael (2018). Fife's Railways Remembered. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445655765.
- ^ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 229 (Network Rail)
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