Glenrothes With Thornton Station
Railway Station (20th Century)
Site Name Glenrothes With Thornton Station
Classification Railway Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Thornton Railway Junction, Station; Thornton Station
Canmore ID 283226
Site Number NT29NE 72
NGR NT 29114 97219
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/283226
- Council Fife
- Parish Markinch
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT29NE 72 29114 97219
Thornton Station [NAT]
OS (GIS) AIB, October 2006.
Not to be confused with (predecessor) Thornton Junction Station (NT 2995 9769), for which see NT29NE 4.
This intermediate station on the Fife Circle (Edinburgh outer suburban) route is situated on the line (formerly owned by the North British Rly) just W of the Thornton (junction) triangle. It was opened by British Rail on 11 May 1992, and remains in regular use by passenger traffic.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 4 October 2006.
R V J Butt 1995.