Dalmeny railway station

Dalmeny

Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Mheinidh[1]
National Rail
Dalmeny railway station in 2009, tracks towards the Forth Bridge visible behind its entry arch, the Forth Road Bridge is to the left.
General information
LocationDalmeny, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°59′10″N 3°22′53″W / 55.9862°N 3.3815°W / 55.9862; -3.3815
Grid referenceNT139778
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDAM
History
Original companyEdinburgh and Glasgow Railway
original station
North British Railway
current station
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 March 1866Original station opened by E&GR[2]
5 March 1890E&G station closed[2]
28 April 1890NBR Forth Bridge station opened[2]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.606 million
2019/20Decrease 0.573 million
2020/21Decrease 88,890
2021/22Increase 0.270 million
2022/23Increase 0.342 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Dalmeny railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Dalmeny and South Queensferry, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Edinburgh city centre. It is on the Fife Circle Line, located just south of the Forth Bridge.

History

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The current station is the second to serve the town. The first station was on the Port Edgar branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway which opened on 1 March 1866.[2][3] The North British Railway closed the original station on 5 March 1890[2] to be replaced by the existing station at the same time as the opening of the Forth Bridge.[2]

Services

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The majority of trains calling at the station (4 per hour each way Mon-Sat, 2 per hour on Sundays) are part of the Fife Circle Line services, however there is a daily service between Glasgow Queen Street and Kirkcaldy that calls here and uses the line to Winchburgh Junction. The winter 2010/11 timetable extended the majority of the Fife Circle Line services to Newcraighall (at the south east end of the Edinburgh Crossrail), but since September 2015, only a few do so (working to/from Tweedbank at peak periods).[4]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Edinburgh Gateway
or
South Gyle
  ScotRail
Fife Circle Line
  North Queensferry
Linlithgow   ScotRail
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
 
  Historical railways  
Turnhouse
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Forth Bridge connecting lines
  North Queensferry
Line and station open
Philipstoun
Line open, station closed
  North British Railway
Forth Bridge connecting lines
 
Disused railways
Kirkliston
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
South Queensferry Branch
from the 1866-1890 station only
  South Queensferry
Line and station closed

Electrification

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£55 million is being spent to electrify 104 km (65 mi) of Fife Circle track, between Haymarket and Dalmeny, for use by battery electric multiple units, was begun by Scottish Powerlines in June 2022 and is due to be completed by December 2024.[5]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Butt (1995), p. 76
  3. ^ RAILSCOT
  4. ^ Table 242 National Rail timetable, May 2016
  5. ^ "Green light for £55m Scottish Government investment in decarbonisation | Transport Scotland". www.transport.gov.scot. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

Sources

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