The new Cameron Bridge station sees Network Rail begin work on one of two new stations as part of the Scottish Government’s £116m Levenmouth Rail Link project.

The new station will see two platforms along with a connecting footbridge and lifts and will service the western end of the line and provide rail connectivity for people living in the Cameron Bridge and Methilhill areas for the first time in over 50 years.

The project will also operate a ‘park and ride’ facility which will support communities from across the East Neuk of Fife and will be located southeast of Windygates off of the A915. The facility will feature 125 car parking spaces and will support EV charging as well as provide accessible spaces and storage for bikes. The park and ride will also include a bus stop turning circle which will connect local communities with footpaths as well as a new bridge connecting Methihill crossing the river to the south.

The huge project will see work on the new station get started with the creation of foundations for the 196m long platforms which will be made using over 100 precast units and around 200 cubic metres of concrete. It is expected that the project regarding the construction of Cameron Bridge station should take around 10 months and aims to open with the overall delivery of the Levenmouth Rail Link during Spring 2024.

Tommy McPake, Network Rail project manager for the Levenmouth Rail Link said: “We are delighted to be starting work to construct the new Cameron Bridge station.

“While work is progressing well on track elements of the new line, the stations will be the gateway to the rail network for local people and it is great to get work moving on what will be the public-facing elements of the project.

“In the coming months, the community will see a lot of work happening and quickly as the project gathers momentum and starts to build towards the opening of the line in Spring 2024.”

October 2022 saw a planning application submitted for the new station alongside permitted development rights and ‘prior approval’ which will allow the work to move forward in the confines of the rail corridor. Fife Council are still considering planning permission in regard to the broader components of the station’s design.

Late in 2022 saw the old Cameron Bridge station platforms were demolished with the spoil moved to the site of the new station which is around 200m to the east and will be used within the new station’s development.