Kingsknowe railway station

Kingsknowe
General information
Location	Edinburgh
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	KGE
History
Original company	Caledonian Railway
Key dates
15 February 1848	Opened as King's Knowe or Slateford
January 1853	Renamed
1 January 1917	Closed
1 February 1919	Reopened
6 July 1964	Closed
1 February 1971	Reopened

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 passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter" and also the Class 158. As this station is east of the junction of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs, a variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and NXEC InterCity 225 can also be seen.

History

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 re-opened on 1 February 1971. .

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 Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

File:Levelcrossing2.jpg

A B&W shot of the level crossing at Kingsknowe

External links

• Train times and station information for Kingsknowe railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Slateford		First ScotRail Shotts Line		Wester Hailes