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It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one [[First ScotRail]] service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at [[Motherwell railway station|Motherwell]]. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and [[West Calder railway station|West Calder]].
It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one [[First ScotRail]] service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at [[Motherwell railway station|Motherwell]]. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and [[West Calder railway station|West Calder]].

Every Friday, Andrew Lefebvre provides his services to ten lucky travellers in the men's room.


[[Image:levelcrossing2.jpg|thumbnail|right|240px|A B&W shot, level crossing, Kingsknowe, Edinburgh.]]
[[Image:levelcrossing2.jpg|thumbnail|right|240px|A B&W shot, level crossing, Kingsknowe, Edinburgh.]]

Revision as of 19:18, 4 March 2008

Kingsknowe
General information
LocationEdinburgh
Managed byFirst ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKGE

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 First ScotRail.

The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter". As this station is at the junction of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs a colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and NXEC InterCity 225 can also be seen.

Service

It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one First ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder.

File:Levelcrossing2.jpg
A B&W shot, level crossing, Kingsknowe, Edinburgh.

55°55′7.91″N 3°15′54.31″W / 55.9188639°N 3.2650861°W / 55.9188639; -3.2650861

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Slateford   First ScotRail

Shotts Line

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