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|manager = [[First ScotRail]] |
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|borough = [[Edinburgh]]
| borough = [[Kingsknowe]], [[Edinburgh]]
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| code = KGE
| original = [[Caledonian Railway]]
| years = 15 February 1848{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=134}}
| events = Opened as '''King's Knowe''' or '''Slateford'''
| years1 = January 1853
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| events1 = Renamed to Kingsknowe
| years2 = 1 January 1917
| events2 = Closed
| years3 = 1 February 1919
| events3 = Reopened
| years4 = 6 July 1964
| events4 = Closed
| years5 = 1 February 1971
| events5 = Reopened
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{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 16,942}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 4,668}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 11,214}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 20,304}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 33,176}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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'''Kingsknowe railway station''' is a [[railway station]] serving [[Kingsknowe]] in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] city of [[Edinburgh]]. It is located on the [[Shotts Line]] from {{stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} to {{stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} via [[Shotts]]. The station has two platforms, connected by a [[level crossing]], and CCTV. It is managed by [[First ScotRail]].
'''Kingsknowe railway station''' is a [[railway station]] serving [[Kingsknowe]] in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] city of [[Edinburgh]]. It is located on the [[Shotts Line]] from {{Stnlnk|Glasgow Central}} to {{Stnlnk|Edinburgh Waverley}} via [[Shotts]]. The station has two platforms, connected by a [[level crossing]], and CCTV. It is managed by [[ScotRail]].


== History ==
The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the [[British Rail Class 156|Class 156]] "Super Sprinter". As this station is east of the junction of the [[West Coast Main Line]] to {{stnlnk|Carstairs}}, a variety of [[CrossCountry]] [[British Rail Class 220|Class 220]] "Voyager", [[Virgin Trains]] [[British Rail Class 221|Class 221]] "Super Voyager", [[British Rail Class 390|Class 390]] "Pendolino" and [[NXEC]] [[British Rail Class 91|InterCity 225]] can also be seen.
Kingsknowe station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 15 February 1848. It was closed to passenger services by British Railways on 6 July 1964 and reopened on 1 February 1971.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Balerno Branch and the caley in Edinburgh|last=Shaw |first=Donald|year=1989 |publisher=Oakwood Library|isbn=978-0-85361-366-4 |page= 224 }}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==


It is currently served, Mondays to Saturdays, by one First ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at {{stnlnk|Motherwell}}. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and {{stnlnk|West Calder}}.
It is currently served, Mondays to Saturdays, by one ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|224}}</ref> Two trains a day from Edinburgh terminate at {{rws|Motherwell}} (one also starts back from there in the early morning) and there is one through train in each direction between Glasgow and {{rws|North Berwick}} that calls (peak periods only - runs via {{rws|Carstairs}}, with the evening train extended to {{rws|Ayr}}).


There is a two-hourly Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and through to Glasgow since the December 2012 timetable change - prior to this, trains had only run as far as {{Stnlnk|West Calder}}.
[[Image:levelcrossing2.jpg|thumbnail|right|240px|A B&W shot of the level crossing at Kingsknowe]]


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== External links ==
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== References ==
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== Sources ==
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*{{cite book |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 }}
* {{Butt-Stations}}

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*{{Commons category-inline|Kingsknowe railway station}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He02iEg5Jxo Video footage of the station]
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[[Category:Railway stations served by First ScotRail]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by ScotRail]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964]]
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[[Category:Reopened railway stations in Great Britain]]
[[Category:Beeching closures in Scotland]]
[[Category:Former Caledonian Railway stations]]

Latest revision as of 23:56, 21 November 2024

Kingsknowe

Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc an Rìgh[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationKingsknowe, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′08″N 3°15′51″W / 55.9190°N 3.2642°W / 55.9190; -3.2642
Grid referenceNT210702
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKGE
History
Original companyCaledonian Railway
Key dates
15 February 1848[2]Opened as King's Knowe or Slateford
January 1853Renamed to Kingsknowe
1 January 1917Closed
1 February 1919Reopened
6 July 1964Closed
1 February 1971Reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 16,942
2020/21Decrease 4,668
2021/22Increase 11,214
2022/23Increase 20,304
2023/24Increase 33,176
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kingsknowe railway station is a railway station serving Kingsknowe in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a level crossing, and CCTV. It is managed by ScotRail.

History

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Kingsknowe station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 15 February 1848. It was closed to passenger services by British Railways on 6 July 1964 and reopened on 1 February 1971.[3]

Services

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It is currently served, Mondays to Saturdays, by one ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley.[4] Two trains a day from Edinburgh terminate at Motherwell (one also starts back from there in the early morning) and there is one through train in each direction between Glasgow and North Berwick that calls (peak periods only - runs via Carstairs, with the evening train extended to Ayr).

There is a two-hourly Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and through to Glasgow since the December 2012 timetable change - prior to this, trains had only run as far as West Calder.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Slateford   ScotRail
Shotts Line
   Wester Hailes
  ScotRail
North Berwick Line
  

References

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  1. ^ Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 134.
  3. ^ Shaw, Donald (1989). The Balerno Branch and the caley in Edinburgh. Oakwood Library. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-85361-366-4.
  4. ^ Table 224 National Rail timetable, May 2016

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