Edinburgh–Dundee line
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 Abellio ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.
| Edinburgh–Dundee line | |
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 The Forth Bridge between North Queensferry and South Queensferry | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Edinburgh Fife Angus Scotland |
| Termini | Edinburgh Dundee |
| Stations | 18 (mainline) 2 (Perth branch) |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | Abellio ScotRail Caledonian Sleeper 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–Dundee line |
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Route
Part of the route is shared with other services:
- Fife Circle Line between Edinburgh Waverley and Markinch
This line is not electrified by means of overhead power cables (with the exception of the Edinburgh Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley section).
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 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
In detail
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 14 February 2009.
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