Edinburgh–Aberdeen line

The Edinburgh–Aberdeen line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Passenger services are operated by Abellio ScotRail, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.

Edinburgh–Aberdeen line
The Forth Bridge between North Queensferry and South Queensferry
Overview
TypeHeavy rail
SystemNational Rail
StatusOperational
LocaleEdinburgh
Fife
Angus
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
TerminiEdinburgh
Aberdeen
Stations29
Operation
OwnerNetwork Rail
Operator(s)Abellio ScotRail
CrossCountry
London North Eastern Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Operating speed100 mph (160 km/h) maximum
Edinburgh–Aberdeen
line
Inverurie
Dyce
Aberdeen
Portlethen
Stonehaven
Laurencekirk
Montrose
Arbroath
Carnoustie
Golf Street
Barry Links
Monifieth
Balmossie
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
Invergowrie
Leuchars
Cupar
Springfield
Perth
Moncrieffe Tunnel
Ladybank
Markinch
Kirkcaldy
Kinghorn
Burntisland
Aberdour
Dalgety Bay
Inverkeithing
North Queensferry
Dalmeny
Edinburgh Gateway
South Gyle
Haymarket
Edinburgh Waverley

Route

Part of the route is shared with other services:

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.

The majority of the line is double track. Between the junction with the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line and Edinburgh Waverley, the line is quadruple-tracked. The line is single-track between Ladybank and Perth, and for a short section south of Montrose.

Historical

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

In detail

Place Station Ordnance Survey
grid reference
Notes
EdinburghEdinburgh WaverleyNT257738East 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)HaymarketNT239731See Haymarket station for other lines
Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh (South Gyle)South GyleNT189722Local services only
Edinburgh (Gogar)Edinburgh GatewayNT176727Tram link to Edinburgh Airport Highland Main Line and Fife Circle services only
South Queensferry (Dalmeny)DalmenyNT138779Local services only
Forth BridgeNoneNT135792
North QueensferryNorth QueensferryNT131808Local services only
InverkeithingInverkeithingNT131833Fife Circle Line connection; Bus link to Edinburgh Airport
Dalgety BayDalgety BayNT149840Local services only
AberdourAberdourNT190854Local services only
BurntislandBurntislandNT232856Local services only
KinghornKinghornNT269868Local services only
KirkcaldyKirkcaldyNT275916Fife Circle Line connection
MarkinchMarkinchNO299015Fife Circle Line connection, also serves Levenmouth and Glenrothes
LadybankLadybankNO306096Connection for Perth
PerthPerthNO112230Highland Line connection
InvergowrieInvergowrieN034299Local services between Perth and Dundee
SpringfieldSpringfieldNO349119limited service
CuparCuparNO376143
Leuchars
for St Andrews
LeucharsNO449206
Tay BridgeNoneNO391277
DundeeDundeeNO402298Glasgow–Aberdeen line connection.
Dundee (Broughty Ferry)Broughty FerryNO462309
Monifieth (Balmossie)BalmossieNO484317limited service
MonifiethMonifiethNO497322limited service
CarnoustieBarry LinksNO542337limited service
CarnoustieGolf StreetNO557342limited service
CarnoustieCarnoustieNO566345
ArbroathArbroathNO638409
MontroseMontroseNO711579
LaurencekirkLaurencekirk railway station
StonehavenStonehavenNO863861
PortlethenPortlethenNO923967
AberdeenAberdeenNJ941058Terminus 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

A northbound Class 170 crosses the viaduct at Montrose

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

    • "Edinburgh - Aberdeen Train Times 14 December 2008 – 16 May 2009" (PDF). ScotRail. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
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