Falkirk High railway station

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Location
Falkirk High
Place	Falkirk
Local authority	Falkirk
Operations
Station code	FKK
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	0.350 million *
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Falkirk High railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line. Train services are provided by First ScotRail.

Falkirk is also served by the railway station at Falkirk Grahamston.

The station is mentioned in the song "Loneliness Shines" by Malcolm Middleton, in which he calls it his "favourite place" [1].

Falkirk High Station is open 7 days per week, at peak times 8 trains per hours stop; 4 for Glasgow via Croy and 4 for Edinburgh via Polmont and Linlithgow.

Journey times to Edinburgh vary from 27 minutes to 38 minutes depending on stopping stations and time of day, to Glasgow the journey time is between 23 and 26 minutes.

Falkirk High station is also home to the metal sculpture of "Antonine the Legendary Engine" by George Wyllie. This sculpture is of sufficient importance to be listed and protected by the Railway Heritage Committee [2]