- Markinch railway station
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Markinch 
Location Place Markinch Local authority Fife Coordinates 56°12′04″N 3°07′52″W / 56.201°N 3.131°WCoordinates: 56°12′04″N 3°07′52″W / 56.201°N 3.131°W Operations Station code MNC Managed by First ScotRail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.160 million 2005/06 * 
0.170 million2006/07 * 0.190 million2007/08 * 0.214 million2008/09 * 0.245 millionNational Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Markinch from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch, Fife, Scotland and currently serves the Glenrothes and Levenmouth areas of Fife.
The station is managed by First ScotRail and is located on the main Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line, 54 km (33¼ miles) 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.
Services
Most First ScotRail services from Edinburgh to Dundee and Perth, and some services to Inverness and Aberdeen call at Markinch. There is one direct service from Glasgow Queen Street each weekday evening.
Arriva Crosscountry trains from Dundee/Aberdeen to Devon and Cornwall stop at Markinch thrice each Monday-Saturday morning, and twice on services from the South (including Edinburgh).
External links
- Train times and station information for Markinch railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Kirkcaldy First ScotRail
Edinburgh to Aberdeen LineLadybank Kirkcaldy First ScotRail
Terminus Kirkcaldy CrossCountry
Cross Country NetworkLadybank Categories:- Railway stations in Fife
- Former North British Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1847
- Railway stations served by CrossCountry
- Railway stations served by First ScotRail
- Scotland railway station stubs
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