Kirkcaldy Railway Facility

Fife Circle Line Railway Facilities

Kirkcaldy Railway Station is located in a town named in Fife Circle Line and the name means fort on the hard hill. The railway station in Kirkcaldy is managed by ScotRail and featured in Train Sim World.

Explanation

  • The name Kirkcaldy comes from the Brythonic words caer meaning fort, called meaning hard, and din meaning hill.
  • The town was established as a burgh of barony in 1334.
  • Kirkcaldy is a seaport on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, about ten miles north of Edinburgh.
  • Kirkcaldy is also known as the birthplace of economist and social philosopher Adam Smith.
  • Kirkcaldy became the world center for linoleum due to the efforts of local entrepreneur Michael Nairn.
  • Kirkcaldy railway station is on the Fife Circle Line and the East Coast Main Line. It’s 26 miles northeast of Edinburgh Waverley

Kirkcaldy Station Location

Kirkcaldy, Scotland

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