Glasgow Central is one of two principal mainline rail terminals in Glasgow,Scotland. The railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of 20 managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line. As well as being Glasgow's principal inter-city terminus for services to England,Central also serves the southern suburbs of the Greater Glasgow conurbation,as well as the Ayrshire and Clyde coasts. The other main station in Glasgow is Glasgow Queen Street.
Glasgow Queen Street is a passenger railway terminus serving the city centre of Glasgow,Scotland. It is the smaller of the city's two mainline railway terminals and is the third busiest station in Scotland behind Central and Edinburgh Waverley.
Leeds railway station is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire,England. It is the third-busiest railway station in the UK outside London. It is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square,at the foot of Park Row,behind the landmark Queens Hotel. It is one of 20 stations managed by Network Rail.
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the principal railway station serving Edinburgh,Scotland. It is the second busiest station in Scotland,after Glasgow Central. The station serves as the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line,393 miles 13 chains from London King's Cross,although some trains operated by London North Eastern Railway continue to other Scottish destinations beyond Edinburgh.
Perth railway station is a railway station located in the city of Perth,Scotland,on both the Glasgow to Dundee line and the Highland Main Line. It is managed by ScotRail,who provide almost all of the services.
Tayport,also known as Ferry-Port on Craig,is a town and burgh,and parish,in the county of Fife,Scotland,acting as a commuter town for Dundee. The motto of the Burgh is Te oportet alte ferri,a pun on Tayport at auld Tay Ferry.
The Fife Circle Line is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. It links towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth before heading to Edinburgh. Operationally,the service is not strictly a circle route,but,rather,a point to point service that reverses at the Edinburgh end,and has a large bi-directional balloon loop at the Fife end.
Dundee railway station serves the city of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is situated on the northern,non-electrified section of the East Coast Main Line,59+1⁄4 miles (95.4 km) northeast of Edinburgh. Dundee is the tenth busiest station in Scotland. In January 2014,the former main station building was demolished to make way for a new building as part of the Dundee Waterfront Project which opened on 9 July 2018.
Aberdeen railway station is the main railway station in Aberdeen,Scotland. It is the busiest railway station in Scotland north of the major cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is located on Guild Street in the city centre,next to Union Square.
Inverkeithing railway station serves the town of Inverkeithing in Fife,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line,13+1⁄4 miles (21.3 km) north west of Edinburgh Waverley. The station is popular with commuters travelling to Edinburgh from Fife and beyond,thanks to its location beside the M90 motorway. Immediately north of the station,the Fife Circle Line splits in two - the main line continuing along the coast via Aberdour whilst the branch heads inland towards Dunfermline. South of Inverkeithing the line continues towards Edinburgh via the Forth Bridge.
Burntisland railway station is a railway station in the town of Burntisland,Fife,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line.
Kirkcaldy railway station is a railway station in the town of Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line and principal East Coast Main Line,26 miles (42 km) north east of Edinburgh Waverley. British Transport Police maintain a small office on Platform 1.
Markinch railway station is a railway station in Markinch,Fife,Scotland,which serves the Glenrothes,Leslie and Levenmouth areas of Fife.
Leuchars railway station serves the towns of Leuchars and St Andrews in Fife,Scotland. The station is the last northbound stop before Dundee.
Ladybank railway station serves the town of Ladybank in Fife,Scotland.
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.
The Edinburgh and Northern Railway was a railway company authorised in 1845 to connect Edinburgh to both Perth and Dundee. It relied on ferry crossings of the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay,but despite those disadvantages it proved extremely successful. It took over a short railway on the southern shore of the Forth giving a direct connection to Edinburgh,and it changed its name to the Edinburgh,Perth and Dundee Railway.
The St Andrews Railway was an independent railway company,founded in 1851 to build a railway branch line from the university town of St Andrews,in Fife,Scotland,to the nearby main line railway. It opened in 1852. When the Tay Rail Bridge opened in 1878 residential travel to Dundee was encouraged.
The Newport Railway was a Scottish railway company,that built a line along the south bank of the Firth of Tay in Fife. The line was opened in 1879,and connected to the Tay Bridge,giving quick access to Dundee;daily residential travel to Dundee from Tayport became a practicality.
The Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway was a railway company founded to form part of a rail and ferry route between Dunfermline and Edinburgh,in Scotland. It was authorised in 1873 and its promoters had obtained informal promises from the larger North British Railway that the NBR would provide financial help,and also operate the ferry and the necessary railway on the southern side of the Firth of Forth.
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