Curriehill railway station
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| Curriehill | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Currie | ||
| Local authority | Edinburgh | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | CUH | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 28,295 | ||
| 2004/05 * | 40,127 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 43,593 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Curriehill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Curriehill railway station is located in Currie, a southwestern suburb of the city of Edinburgh, not far from the main campus of Heriot-Watt University. It lies on the Shotts Line, which runs from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley by way of Shotts.
The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and is equipped with CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.
[edit] Services
Curriehill is currently served on Mondays to Saturdays by an approximately hourly First ScotRail service in each direction, to Edinburgh and Glasgow. On Sundays the service is more limited, with two-hourly departures each way after midday.
The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter". As this station is at the junction of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs a colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and NXEC InterCity 225 can also be seen.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wester Hailes | First ScotRail |
Kirknewton | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Curriehill railway station from National Rail
| Railway stations in Edinburgh | ||
| Commuter lines: █ Bathgate • █ Crossrail • █ Dunblane • █ Fife Circle • █ North Berwick • █ Shotts | ||
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Stations: Brunstane • Curriehill • Dalmeny • Edinburgh Park • Haymarket • Kingsknowe • Newcraighall • Slateford • South Gyle • Waverley • Wester Hailes |
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| Transport in Edinburgh UK railway stations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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