Methil railway station

The station opened on 5 May 1887, courtesy of the Leven Extension Railway. To the south lay the goods yard, featuring a large goods shed, and further south, Methil Yard, which connected to Methil Docks. Initially, it boasted nine sidings and a branch line serving Denbeath Colliery. In 1900, a second dock siding debuted, accompanied by eight additional pairs of sidings. A third dock siding followed in 1912, bringing the total to around seventeen sidings, capable of accommodating 516 wagons. The station closed to passengers on 10 January 1955 but remained operational as a goods station, occasionally hosting football excursions in 1958. Methil Yard ceased general goods operations in 1980 but…