Trains to Cardenden - Station Details and further Information on Cardenden Train Services
Cardenden train station is a train station in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 27 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. The station is situated on Station Road, between the Bowhill and Dundonald areas. It can be accessed from the street by ramps or stairs. A footbridge connects the platforms.
There is generally an hourly service in each direction along the Fife Circle Line westbound towards Dunfermline Town or eastbound towards Kirkcaldy. Services in both directions begin and end in Edinburgh either at Haymarket or Waverley. Though the journey to Edinburgh is quicker via Dunfermline (by a few minutes) it is much more scenic via Kirkcaldy and the stations on the Fife coast. Tickets to Edinburgh are valid in either direction however no break of journey is allowed at a station where a higher fare applies. On Sundays there is a two-hourly service in each direction.
The station is unmanned and there are no ticket vending facilities. Passengers boarding here must buy their tickets from staff on the train.
There is a small car park. The nearest public phone is at Bowhill Club, a short walk from the station. There are bus stops on Station Road. The station has recently been upgraded with new platforms and a signage system giving accurate train times. A state of the art CCTV system covers the station and is operated by ScotRail.
Cardenden was the terminus for train services until the line to Thornton re-opened allowing the "Fife Circle Line" to operate. |