Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland, which serves the Glenrothes, Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife.

Markinch Scottish Gaelic: Marc-Innis[1]
General information
Location	Markinch, Fife Scotland
Coordinates	56.2005°N 3.1308°W / 56.2005; -3.1308
Grid reference	NO299015
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	MNC
Passengers
2016/17	0.310 million
2017/18	0.316 million
2018/19	0.317 million
2019/20	0.281 million
2020/21	32,072
Listed Building – Category B
Designated	10 September 1979
Reference no.	LB42936[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 33+1⁄4 miles (53.5 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley. The station was recently rebuilt to include a new building and park and ride facilities and is now the main station for passengers travelling to Glenrothes, Leven, Buckhaven, Methil and the East of Fife. There are up to ten buses an hour connecting the station with Glenrothes and four to the Levenmouth area. A cycle route has also been completed along the former Leslie Railway into Glenrothes.

History

The now-closed Leslie Railway left the mainline immediately south of this station.[3]

Services

Most ScotRail services from Edinburgh to Dundee and Perth (each hourly), and some services to Inverness and Aberdeen call at Markinch. Southbound has two trains per hour to Edinburgh. There is one direct service from Glasgow Queen Street each weekday evening.[4]

Sunday services are somewhat irregular and run every two hours in the morning and early afternoon but more frequently thereafter. They run to and from Aberdeen or Inverness northbound.

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Markinch railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kirkcaldy		ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line		Ladybank
Kirkcaldy		ScotRail Fife Circle Line		Terminus

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