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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

[ v t e ] Edinburgh–Aberdeen line
Legend
Aberdeen–Inverness line Inverurie Dyce Aberdeen NorthLink ferry to Orkney and Shetland Aberdeen Airport Portlethen Stonehaven Laurencekirk Montrose Arbroath Carnoustie Golf Street Barry Links Monifieth Balmossie Broughty Ferry Dundee Tay Railway Bridge over Firth of Tay Invergowrie Leuchars to St Andrews Cupar Springfield Highland Main Line Perth Moncrieffe Tunnel Highland Main Line & Glasgow–Aberdeen line Ladybank Markinch Fife Circle Line Kirkcaldy Kinghorn Burntisland Aberdour Dalgety Bay Fife Circle Line Inverkeithing North Queensferry Forth Bridge over Firth of Forth Dalmeny to Glasgow via Falkirk line Edinburgh Gateway Edinburgh Airport South Gyle to Glasgow via Falkirk line & North Clyde Line to Glasgow via Shotts Line & West Coast Main Line Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley (St Andrew Square) Borders Railway North Berwick Line & East Coast Main Line

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

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

External links

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  "Edinburgh - Aberdeen Train Times 14 December 2008 – 16 May 2009" (PDF). ScotRail. Retrieved 2009-02-14..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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