| Dunfermline Queen Margaret | |
|---|---|
| A view looking west towards Dunfermline Town station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Dunfermline |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DFL |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.195 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.206 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.211 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.202 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.665 million |
| History | |
| Original company | ScotRail / Railtrack |
| January 2000 | Opened |
| National Rail - 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 | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dunfermline Queen Margaret from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station is a railway station in the town of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line 30 km (18½ miles) north of Edinburgh Waverley. The station takes its name from the nearby Queen Margaret Hospital. It is the longest railway station name in Scotland.
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The station was opened on 26 January 2000 by Railtrack and the former National Express franchisee -ScotRail. It is located at the east side of the former triangular junction formed by Touch North, Touch South and Townhill Junctions, and serves the eastern side of Dunfermline.[1] Passengers can only purchase tickets using a machine at the station. There is no ticket office or newsagents, although there is a fairly large car park with 93 spaces.
On Mondays to Saturdays during the daytime, there is generally a half-hourly service southbound to Dunfermline centre (continuing on to Edinburgh Waverley), and a half-hourly service eastbound round the Fife Circle through Kirkcaldy, eventually coming back to Edinburgh Waverley. In the evenings the service is hourly in each direction and on Sundays two-hourly.
Monday to Saturday daytimes there is generally a half-hourly service southbound to Edinburgh and an hourly service northbound towards Kirkcaldy (and back to Edinburgh) on the Fife Circle Line.
Evenings there is an hourly service in each direction and on Sundays two-hourly.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Dunfermline Town | First ScotRail |
Cowdenbeath | ||