Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
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The Edinburgh to 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 First ScotRail, CrossCountry and National Express East Coast.
The route from Edinburgh is also that of the Fife Circle Line as far as Markinch.
Despite being the main railway line on the east of Scotland, this line is not electrified by means of overhead power cables (with the exception of the Edinburgh Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley section). This results in journey times taking significantly longer than journeys south of Edinburgh. 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.
[edit] Route in detail
| Place | Station | Ordnance Survey grid reference |
Notes |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Waverley | NT257738 | East Coast Main Line and Cross Country Route services join the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line at Waverley See Edinburgh Waverley railway station for other lines |
| Edinburgh (Haymarket) | Haymarket | NT239731 | See Haymarket station for other lines |
| Edinburgh (South Gyle) | South Gyle | NT189722 | Local services only |
| Edinburgh (Dalmeny) | Dalmeny | NT138779 | Local services only |
| Forth Bridge | None | NT135792 | |
| North Queensferry | North Queensferry | NT131808 | |
| Inverkeithing | Inverkeithing | NT131833 | Fife Circle Line connection |
| Dalgety Bay | Dalgety Bay | NT149840 | Local services only |
| Aberdour | Aberdour | NT190854 | Local services only |
| Burntisland | Burntisland | NT232856 | Local services only |
| Kinghorn | Kinghorn | NT269868 | Local services only |
| Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy | NT275916 | |
| Markinch | Markinch | NO299015 | Fife Circle Line connection |
| Ladybank | Ladybank | NO306096 | Tay Coast Line connection for Perth |
| Springfield | Springfield | NO349119 | |
| Cupar | Cupar | NO376143 | |
| Leuchars for St Andrews |
Leuchars | NO449206 | |
| Tay Bridge | None | NO391277 | |
| Dundee | Dundee | NO402298 | Tay Coast Line connection for Perth |
| Dundee (Broughty Ferry) | Broughty Ferry | NO462309 | |
| Monifieth (Balmossie) | Balmossie | NO484317 | |
| Monifieth | Monifieth | NO497322 | |
| Carnoustie | Barry Links | NO542337 | |
| Carnoustie | Golf Street | NO557342 | |
| Carnoustie | Carnoustie | NO566345 | |
| Arbroath | Arbroath | NO638409 | |
| Montrose | Montrose | NO711579 | |
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | NO863861 | |
| Portlethen | Portlethen | NO923967 | |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen | NJ941058 | Aberdeen to Inverness Line connection |
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