Slateford railway station
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| Slateford | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Slateford | ||
| Local authority | Edinburgh | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SLA | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 11,903 | ||
| 2004/05 * | 18,158 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 17,805 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Slateford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Slateford railway station is a railway station serving Slateford in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a stairway footbridge, and CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.
It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one First ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder.
The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter". However a Class 158 can also be seen on the Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley services with sometimes a Class 170 on the local Sunday service to West Calder. 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.
The line is heavily used by freight, mainly coal from Hunterston in Ayrshire, to Longannet power station in Fife.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Slateford railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Haymarket | First ScotRail |
Kingsknowe | ||
| 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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