Edinburgh–Aberdeen line


The Edinburgh–Aberdeen line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Passenger services are operated by Abellio ScotRail, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.

Route

Part of the route is shared with other services:
This line is not electrified by means of overhead power cables. 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.
The majority of the line is double track. Between the junction with the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line and Edinburgh Waverley, the line is quadruple-tracked. The line is single-track between Ladybank and Perth, and for a short section south of Montrose.

Historical

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:
PlaceStationOrdnance Survey
grid reference		Notes
EdinburghEdinburgh WaverleyEast Coast Main Line and Cross Country Route services join the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line at Waverley
See Edinburgh Waverley railway station for other lines
and tram links to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh HaymarketSee Haymarket station for other lines
and tram links to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh South Gyle'Local services only
Edinburgh Edinburgh Gateway'Tram link to Edinburgh Airport Highland Main Line and Fife Circle services only
South Queensferry Dalmeny'Local services only
Forth Bridge--
North QueensferryNorth Queensferry'Local services only
InverkeithingInverkeithingFife Circle Line connection; to Edinburgh Airport
Dalgety BayDalgety Bay'Local services only
AberdourAberdour'Local services only
BurntislandBurntislandLocal services only
KinghornKinghornLocal services only
KirkcaldyKirkcaldyFife Circle Line connection
MarkinchMarkinchFife Circle Line connection, also serves Levenmouth and Glenrothes
LadybankLadybankConnection for Perth
PerthPerthHighland Line connection
InvergowrieLocal services between Perth and Dundee
SpringfieldSpringfieldlimited service
CuparCupar-
Leuchars
for St Andrews		Leuchars-
Tay Bridge--
DundeeDundeeGlasgow–Aberdeen line connection.
Dundee Broughty Ferry
Monifieth Balmossielimited service
MonifiethMonifiethlimited service
CarnoustieBarry Linkslimited service
CarnoustieGolf Streetlimited service
CarnoustieCarnoustie-
ArbroathArbroath-
MontroseMontrose-
LaurencekirkLaurencekirk railway station-
StonehavenStonehaven-
PortlethenPortlethen
AberdeenAberdeenTerminus of ECML services from London King's Cross, Caledonian Sleeper services from London Euston and Cross Country Route services from Penzance; Aberdeen to Inverness Line connection; NorthLink ferry to Orkney and Shetland.

Services

2015

There is an hourly service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen for most of the day. Most services are provided by ScotRail. 4 services are provided by Virgin Trains East Coast which provide services to/from Aberdeen of which 3 run to London King's Cross while 1 runs to Leeds. CrossCountry provides 1 train per day to Aberdeen from Plymouth while one runs from Aberdeen to Penzance and to Edinburgh. On Sundays, a limited service is provided by ScotRail who run 5 trains per day, Virgin Trains East Coast run 4 and CrossCountry run 1 service. On Monday-Saturday there is an hourly regional service from Edinburgh to Dundee, serving smaller Fife stations.