Ladybank railway station

The station was opened in 1847 by the Edinburgh and Northern Railway on their line from , being the point at which the line divided into two branches to and Lindores. 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 Passenger trains were also withdrawn on the Perth branch (as far as ) on 19 September 1955 by the British Transport Commission, the route having been reduced to single track (with a loop at ) by the London and North…