Edinburgh–Aberdeen line
| Edinburgh–Aberdeen line | |
|---|---|
 The Forth Bridge between North Queensferry and Dalmeny | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale |
Edinburgh Fife Angus Aberdeenshire Scotland |
| Termini |
Edinburgh Aberdeen |
| Stations | 29 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) |
Abellio ScotRail CrossCountry London North Eastern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Operating speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) maximum |
| Edinburgh–Aberdeen line |
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The Edinburgh–Aberdeen line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route. Passenger services are operated by Abellio ScotRail, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.
Route
Part of the route is shared with other services:
- Fife Circle Line between Edinburgh Waverley and Markinch
- Glasgow–Aberdeen line between Dundee and Aberdeen
This line is not electrified by means of overhead power cables (with the exception of the Edinburgh Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley section). The number of stops on a typical journey between Aberdeen and Edinburgh is also partly responsible for the amount of time travel takes between the two stations.
Historical
The route comprises the following historical railway lines:
- Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway between Edinburgh and Saughton Junction
- Forth Bridge Connecting Lines of the North British Railway between Saughton Junction and Dalmeny Junction
- Forth Bridge Railway between Dalmeny Junction and Inverkeithing South Junction
- Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway between Inverkeithing South Junction and Inverkeithing Central Junction
- Aberdour Line of the North British Railway between Inverkeithing Central Junction and Burntisland
- Edinburgh and Northern Railway between Burntisland and Leuchars North Junction
- Tay Bridge and associated lines of the North British Railway between Leuchars North Junction and Dundee
- Dundee and Arbroath Railway between Dundee and Arbroath
- North British, Arbroath and Montrose Railway between Arbroath and Kinnaber Junction (north of Montrose)
- Aberdeen Railway between Kinnaber Junction and Aberdeen
In detail
| Place | Station | Ordnance Survey grid reference | Notes |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Waverley | NT257738 | East Coast Main Line and Cross Country Route services join the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line at Waverley See Edinburgh Waverley railway station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport |
| Edinburgh (Haymarket) | Haymarket | NT239731 | See Haymarket station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport |
| Edinburgh (South Gyle) | South Gyle | NT189722 | Local services only |
| Edinburgh (Gogar) | Edinburgh Gateway | NT176727 | Tram link to Edinburgh Airport Highland Main Line and Fife Circle services only |
| South Queensferry (Dalmeny) | Dalmeny | NT138779 | Local services only |
| Forth Bridge | None | NT135792 | |
| North Queensferry | North Queensferry | NT131808 | Local services only |
| Inverkeithing | Inverkeithing | NT131833 | Fife Circle Line connection; Bus link to Edinburgh Airport |
| Dalgety Bay | Dalgety Bay | NT149840 | Local services only |
| Aberdour | Aberdour | NT190854 | Local services only |
| Burntisland | Burntisland | NT232856 | Local services only |
| Kinghorn | Kinghorn | NT269868 | Local services only |
| Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy | NT275916 | Fife Circle Line connection |
| Markinch | Markinch | NO299015 | Fife Circle Line connection, also serves Levenmouth and Glenrothes |
| Ladybank | Ladybank | NO306096 | Connection for Perth |
| Perth | Perth | NO112230 | Highland Line connection |
| Invergowrie | Invergowrie | N034299 | Local services between Perth and Dundee |
| Springfield | Springfield | NO349119 | limited service |
| Cupar | Cupar | NO376143 | |
| Leuchars for St Andrews | Leuchars | NO449206 | |
| Tay Bridge | None | NO391277 | |
| Dundee | Dundee | NO402298 | Glasgow–Aberdeen line connection. |
| Dundee (Broughty Ferry) | Broughty Ferry | NO462309 | limited service |
| Monifieth (Balmossie) | Balmossie | NO484317 | limited service |
| Monifieth | Monifieth | NO497322 | limited service |
| Carnoustie | Barry Links | NO542337 | limited service |
| Carnoustie | Golf Street | NO557342 | limited service |
| Carnoustie | Carnoustie | NO566345 | |
| Arbroath | Arbroath | NO638409 | |
| Montrose | Montrose | NO711579 | |
| Laurencekirk | Laurencekirk railway station | ||
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | NO863861 | |
| Portlethen | Portlethen | NO923967 | |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | NJ941058 | Terminus of ECML services from London King's Cross, Caledonian Sleeper services from London Euston and Cross Country Route services from Penzance; Aberdeen to Inverness Line connection; NorthLink ferry to Orkney and Shetland. |
Services
2015
There is an hourly service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen (17 trains in total) for most of the day. Most services are provided by ScotRail (8 of which extend to Inverurie, one continuing on from there to Inverness). 4 services are provided by Virgin Trains East Coast which provide services to/from Aberdeen of which 3 run to London King's Cross while 1 runs to Leeds. CrossCountry provides 1 train per day to Aberdeen from Plymouth while one runs from Aberdeen to Penzance and to Edinburgh. On Sundays, a limited service is provided by ScotRail who run 5 trains per day, Virgin Trains East Coast run 4 and CrossCountry run 1 service. On Monday-Saturday there is an hourly regional service from Edinburgh to Dundee, serving smaller Fife stations.
References
External links
- "Edinburgh - Aberdeen Train Times 14 December 2008 – 16 May 2009" (PDF). ScotRail. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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