The station was opened in 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway on their line from Burntisland, being the point at which the line divided into two branches to Cupar and Lindores.[1] The latter branch was subsequently extended to Hilton Junction, near Perth the following year. On 8 June 1857, the Fife and Kinross Railway opened, providing a link to Kinross. This line was closed to passengers on 5 June 1950, with the line between Auchtermuchty and Ladybank closing to freight on 29 January 1957.
Passenger trains were also withdrawn on the Perth branch (as far as Bridge of Earn) on 19 September 1955 by the British Transport Commission, the route having been reduced to single track (with a loop at Newburgh) by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1933. The line was retained for freight traffic and was subsequently reopened to passengers in 1975 to provide a shorter route between Perth & Edinburgh than that via Stirling (the direct route from Cowdenbeath via Kinross having been closed in 1970 to free up part of the alignment for the planned M90 motorway).
Facilitiesedit
The station has a ticket office on platform 2, but this is only staffed on a limited basis (mornings only, Mondays to Saturdays). At other times tickets must be purchased on board the train. The main building on platform 1 is now used as an art studio. Standard shelters are available on both platforms, along with a waiting room on platform 1. Train running information is provided via CIS displays, automatic announcements and customer help points. The station subway has steps and is not therefore accessible to wheelchair or mobility-impaired users, but there are step-free access routes to each side via public roads.[3] All trains on the route to and from Perth use platform 1 in both directions, so this should be taken into account if changing trains here.
Servicesedit
In the current (summer 2017) timetable, the station is served by two trains per hour to/from Edinburgh - one of these is the hourly semi-fast service to Dundee and the other runs to Perth. The single track nature of this line limits the frequency of services possible to and from Perth, though track upgrades & replacement work has improved matters somewhat by reducing the end-to-end journey time between here and Hilton Junction. A few Perth trains continue north along the Highland Main Line to Inverness. On Sundays, most trains run between Edinburgh & Perth, though a few Aberdeen services call in the morning & evening.[4] Ladybank Junction is signalled from Edinburgh IECC.
As of 21 May 2023, CrossCountry operate one northbound train per day to Aberdeen and one southbound train a day to Penzance on weekdays. On Sundays, the northbound service terminates at Dundee and the southbound train terminates at Plymouth.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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ladybank, railway, station, serves, town, ladybank, fife, scotland, ladybankgeneral, informationlocationladybank, fifescotlandcoordinates56, 2739, 1215, 2739, 1215grid, referenceno306096managed, byscotrailplatforms2other, informationstation, codeldyhistoryorig. Ladybank railway station serves the town of Ladybank in Fife Scotland LadybankGeneral informationLocationLadybank FifeScotlandCoordinates56 16 26 N 3 07 17 W 56 2739 N 3 1215 W 56 2739 3 1215Grid referenceNO306096Managed byScotRailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLDYHistoryOriginal companyEdinburgh and Northern RailwayPre groupingNorth British RailwayPost groupingLNERKey dates17 September 1847Station opened 1 Passengers2018 1983 864 Interchange 5 6232019 2079 852 Interchange 5 1262020 218 084 Interchange 7252021 2241 836 Interchange 2 9382022 2357 990 Interchange 3 612Listed Building Category BDesignated29 June 1978Reference no LB2479 2 NotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and RoadLadybank Railway Station Scotland north platform buildingLadybank station approach Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Services 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 SourcesHistory editThe station was opened in 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway on their line from Burntisland being the point at which the line divided into two branches to Cupar and Lindores 1 The latter branch was subsequently extended to Hilton Junction near Perth the following year On 8 June 1857 the Fife and Kinross Railway opened providing a link to Kinross This line was closed to passengers on 5 June 1950 with the line between Auchtermuchty and Ladybank closing to freight on 29 January 1957 Passenger trains were also withdrawn on the Perth branch as far as Bridge of Earn on 19 September 1955 by the British Transport Commission the route having been reduced to single track with a loop at Newburgh by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1933 The line was retained for freight traffic and was subsequently reopened to passengers in 1975 to provide a shorter route between Perth amp Edinburgh than that via Stirling the direct route from Cowdenbeath via Kinross having been closed in 1970 to free up part of the alignment for the planned M90 motorway Facilities editThe station has a ticket office on platform 2 but this is only staffed on a limited basis mornings only Mondays to Saturdays At other times tickets must be purchased on board the train The main building on platform 1 is now used as an art studio Standard shelters are available on both platforms along with a waiting room on platform 1 Train running information is provided via CIS displays automatic announcements and customer help points The station subway has steps and is not therefore accessible to wheelchair or mobility impaired users but there are step free access routes to each side via public roads 3 All trains on the route to and from Perth use platform 1 in both directions so this should be taken into account if changing trains here Services editIn the current summer 2017 timetable the station is served by two trains per hour to from Edinburgh one of these is the hourly semi fast service to Dundee and the other runs to Perth The single track nature of this line limits the frequency of services possible to and from Perth though track upgrades amp replacement work has improved matters somewhat by reducing the end to end journey time between here and Hilton Junction A few Perth trains continue north along the Highland Main Line to Inverness On Sundays most trains run between Edinburgh amp Perth though a few Aberdeen services call in the morning amp evening 4 Ladybank Junction is signalled from Edinburgh IECC As of 21 May 2023 CrossCountry operate one northbound train per day to Aberdeen and one southbound train a day to Penzance on weekdays On Sundays the northbound service terminates at Dundee and the southbound train terminates at Plymouth Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationMarkinch ScotRailEdinburghｰDundee Line Springfield PerthMarkinch CrossCountryCross Country Network Cupar Historical railways KingskettleLine open station closed North British RailwayEdinburgh and Northern Railway SpringfieldLine and station open CollessieLine open station closedAuchtermuchtyLine and station closed North British RailwayFife and Kinross Railway TerminusReferences editNotes edit a b Butt 1995 page 137 Historic Environment Scotland Ladybank station former lodge and ticket office on east platform LB2479 Retrieved 14 March 2019 Ladybank station facilities National Rail Enquiries GB National Rail Timetable 2017 Edition Table 229 Network Rail Sources edit Awdry Christopher 1990 Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1 8526 0049 7 OCLC 19514063 CN 8983 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Jowett Alan March 1989 Jowett s Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland From Pre Grouping to the Present Day 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 086 0 OCLC 22311137 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ladybank railway station 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