Cowdenbeath Railway Station

CWDNBTH COW | 9185
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Cowdenbeath station is managed by ScotRail and is located in Fife within the Eastern Scotland area of Scotland.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 66,068 journeys were made between Cowdenbeath and Edinburgh—that's 56% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Cowdenbeath peaked during 2015-16 with 181,606 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 13% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 70% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Cowdenbeath table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-9885,936
1998-9987,244
1999-0093,530
2000-01112,323
2001-02111,822
2002-03109,160
2003-04 
2004-05136,153
2005-06142,036
2006-07151,191
2007-08146,057
2008-09155,196
2009-10151,892
2010-11141,154
2011-12151,352
2012-13157,612
2013-14162,347
2014-15170,528
2015-16181,606
2016-17171,066
2017-18167,428
2018-19157,022
2019-20135,050
2020-2117,956
2021-2282,690
2022-2394,078
2023-24118,708
2024-25