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Glenrothes with Thornton railway station

Glenrothes with Thornton railway station is located in in , . It serves the communities of Thornton and . The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 31+1⁄4 miles north of .
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Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Thornton, Fife, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Glenrothes With Thornton Railway Station”, “Glenrothes with Thornton Station”, and “GLT”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thornton Stadium and Fife Ice Arena.

Athletics track
was a greyhound racing track in , , , Scotland. The track was the last remaining independent track and was not regulated by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Racing took place on Saturdays at 7.30pm. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Glenrothes with Thornton railway station.

Ice rink
Photo: Il cacciatore, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, originally known as Kirkcaldy Ice Rink, opened in 1938. The Kirkcaldy Ice Rink was designed by architects Williamson & Hubbard. is the home venue of the oldest ice hockey team in the UK, the Fife Flyers. is situated 2 miles south of Glenrothes with Thornton railway station.

Hospital
Whyteman's Brae Hospital is a health facility in Whyteman's Brae, , . It is managed by NHS Fife. is situated 2½ miles south of Glenrothes with Thornton railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thornton and Coaltown of Balgonie.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. It is between and , and stands between the River Ore and Lochty Burn, which are at opposite ends of the main street.

Village
is a village of 1,059 people in south central . It is located on the B9130 road, next to the new town of . Coaltown has a Premier shop, a pub, a bowling green, a village hall, an undertakers, and a garage. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Glenrothes with Thornton railway station.

Village
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is a village in south-east , , around 5 km north of . The town was built in the 1890s as an estate village on the lands of nearby to house - as the name implies - mineworkers employed in several coal mines in the area. is situated 2 miles east of Glenrothes with Thornton railway station.

Glenrothes with Thornton railway station

Latitude
56.16229° or 56° 9′ 44″ north
Longitude
-3.14294° or 3° 8′ 35″ west
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“GLT”
Open location code
9C8R5V64+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26404123
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952658
Wiki­data ID
Q1971591
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Glenrothes with Thornton railway station”. Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.