Dunfermline

Monarch says his mother's 'deep love for Scotland was one of the foundations of her life'

Scotland's newest city has been blessed by the Moderator of the General Assembly. Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields prayed to God that Dunfermline is a...

Crowds cheered as he and the Queen Consort arrived, with the new monarch greeted by a party including Nicola Sturgeon and local Provost Jim Leishman.

The new monarch officially conferred city status on the former town in a ceremony in Dunfermline city chambers. Attended by both the King and Queen Consort ...

Scotland's newest city has been blessed by the Moderator of the General Assembly. Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields prayed to God that Dunfermline is a...

Dunfermline's railway station is to get a new name after its status as a city was recognised by King Charles III.

Scotrail confirmed that the station will now be called Dunfermline City following His Majesty King Charles' recognition of its official historic status.

[Scotland](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/scotland) is being properly recognised as a City today. I am pleased that [Dunfermline Town](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/dunfermline-town) station will be renamed by ScotRail as Dunfermline City so that everyone arriving and leaving by rail knows that Dunfermline is now a city again. [Network Rail](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/network-rail) for the purpose of [signalling](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/signalling), [timetabling](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/timetabling) and general operation. [ScotRail](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/scotrail) has confirmed that the station will now be called [Dunfermline](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/dunfermline) City following His Majesty King Charles’s recognition of its official historic status [Dunfermline City](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/tag/dunfermline-city)’ was revealed and a special ceremony was held on Monday the 3rd of October, however, it will take some time for the logistics to be completed fully.

Dunfermline, which used to be Scotland's capital, won city status as part of celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee earlier this year. That status was ...

“It will take some time to formally complete, but we are doing everything we can to make this exciting change as soon as we can in recognition of Dunfermline as Scotland’s eighth city.” Scotrail said this process has been started, and the change to Dunfermline City will be formally completed as soon as possible. While the name change has been confirmed following the special ceremony on Monday, the national rail operator said that it will take some time to “complete the logistics” of the change.