The Edinburgh–Dundee line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Dundee via the Forth Bridge and the Tay Bridge. A branch runs to Perth. Passenger services are operated by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.
Route
Part of the route is shared with other services: Fife Circle Line between Edinburgh Waverley and Markinch
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.
Historical The route comprises the following historical railway lines: Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway between Edinburgh and Saughton Junction Forth Bridge Connecting Lines of the North British Railway between Saughton Junction and Dalmeny Junction Forth Bridge Railway between Dalmeny Junction and Inverkeithing South Junction Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway between Inverkeithing South Junction and Inverkeithing Central Junction Aberdour Line of the North British Railway between Inverkeithing Central Junction and Edinburgh and Northern Railway between Burntisland and Leuchars North Junction Tay Bridge and associated lines of the North British Railway between Leuchars North Junction and Dundee
In detail
Place Station Ordnance Survey grid reference Notes Edinburgh Edinburgh Waverley East Coast Main Line and Cross Country Route services join the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line at Waverley See Edinburgh Waverley railway station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh (Haymarket) Haymarket See Haymarket station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh (South Gyle) South Gyle Local services onlyEdinburgh (Gogar)Edinburgh GatewayTram link to Edinburgh Airport Highland Main Line and Fife Circle services only South Queensferry (Dalmeny) Dalmeny Local services only Forth Bridge North Queensferry North Queensferry Local services only Inverkeithing Inverkeithing Fife Circle Line connection; Bus link to Edinburgh Airport Dalgety Bay Dalgety Bay Local services only Aberdour Aberdour Local services only Burntisland Burntisland Local services only Kinghorn Kinghorn Local services only Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy Fife Circle Line connection Markinch Markinch Fife Circle Line connection, also serves Levenmouth and Glenrothes Ladybank Ladybank Connection for Perth Perth Perth Highland Line connection Invergowrie Local services between Perth and Dundee Springfield Springfield limited service Cupar Cupar Leuchars for St Andrews Leuchars Tay Bridge Dundee Dundee Glasgow–Aberdeen line connection.
Electrification Currently, the only electrified section is that in Edinburgh shared with the lines to Glasgow.
Work to electrify the section between Dalmeny railway station and the junction with the Glasgow lines began in June 2022 and is expected to be completed by December 2024.
Services
There is an hourly service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen (17 trains in total) for most of the day. Most services are provided by ScotRail (8 of which extend to Inverurie, one continuing on from there to Inverness). 4 services are provided by LNER 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, LNER run 4 and CrossCountry run 1 service. On Monday-Saturday there is an hourly regional service from Edinburgh to Dundee, serving smaller Fife stations.
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