Edinburgh–Dundee line
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox rail line Template:Edinburgh to Dundee line Template:Edinburgh to Dundee line (detailed) The Edinburgh–Dundee line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Dundee via the Forth Bridge and the Tay Bridge. A branch runs to Perth. Passenger services are operated by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.
Route
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Part of the route is shared with other services:
- Fife Circle Line between Edinburgh Waverley and Markinch
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.
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 Template:Stnlnk
- 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
In detail
| Place | Station | Ordnance Survey grid reference |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Waverley | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | 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 | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | See Haymarket station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport |
| Edinburgh (South Gyle) | South Gyle | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Edinburgh (Gogar) | Edinburgh Gateway | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Tram link to Edinburgh Airport Highland Main Line and Fife Circle services only |
| South Queensferry (Dalmeny) | Dalmeny | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Forth Bridge | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | ||
| North Queensferry | North Queensferry | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Inverkeithing | Inverkeithing | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Fife Circle Line connection; Bus link to Edinburgh Airport |
| Dalgety Bay | Dalgety Bay | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Aberdour | Aberdour | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Burntisland | Burntisland | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Kinghorn | Kinghorn | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services only |
| Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Fife Circle Line connection |
| Markinch | Markinch | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Fife Circle Line connection, also serves Levenmouth and Glenrothes |
| Ladybank | Ladybank | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Connection for Perth |
| Perth | Perth | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Highland Line connection |
| Invergowrie | Template:Stnlnk | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Local services between Perth and Dundee |
| Springfield | Springfield | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | limited service |
| Cupar | Cupar | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | |
| Leuchars for St Andrews |
Leuchars | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | |
| Tay Bridge | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | ||
| Dundee | Dundee | Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". | Glasgow–Aberdeen line connection. |
Electrification
Currently, the only electrified section is that in Edinburgh shared with the lines to Glasgow.
Work to electrify the section between Dalmeny railway station and the junction with the Glasgow lines began in June 2022 and is expected to be completed by December 2024.[1]
Services
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 LNER 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, LNER 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
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