Fife Railway Statistics

There are nineteen railway stations in Fife.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Inverkeithing 746,238
  2. 2 Kirkcaldy 642,242
  3. 3 Leuchars 461,204
  4. 4 Dunfermline City 353,070
  5. 5 Markinch 187,392
  6. 6 Burntisland 150,662
  7. 7 Dalgety Bay 143,422
  8. 8 Dunfermline Queen Margaret 140,068
  9. 9 Rosyth 126,678
  10. 10 Cupar 122,158

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Springfield 1,190
  2. 2 Cardenden 31,650
  3. 3 Lochgelly 41,176
  4. 4 Glenrothes with Thornton 42,604
  5. 5 Ladybank 57,990

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Fife peaked during 2017-18 with 6,193,712 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 13% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 65% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Fife table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-982,747,785
1998-993,092,791
1999-003,416,561
2000-013,743,827
2001-023,713,344
2002-033,774,779
2003-04 
2004-054,702,538
2005-064,847,956
2006-075,079,023
2007-085,256,069
2008-095,283,142
2009-105,148,222
2010-115,186,088
2011-125,332,440
2012-135,396,930
2013-145,595,693
2014-155,946,154
2015-165,946,154
2016-176,102,184
2017-186,193,712
2018-196,059,782
2019-205,508,014
2020-21694,866
2021-222,996,664
2022-233,588,904
2023-24