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 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. As of December 2023,it was the busiest station in West Yorkshire,as well as in Yorkshire &the Humber,and the entirety of Northern England. It is the second busiest station in the UK outside of London,after Birmingham New Street.
Edinburgh Waverley 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 in Fife,Scotland. It lies on the Firth of Tay opposite Broughty Ferry,a suburb of Dundee. The two were linked by a ferry service until 1939. To the east of Tayport is the vast Tentsmuir Nature Reserve,an area of forested dunes edged by wide sands that continue all the way round to the mouth of the River Eden.
Doncaster railway station is on the East Coast Main Line serving the city of Doncaster,South Yorkshire,England. It is 155 miles 77 chains (251 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Retford and York on the main line. It is managed by London North Eastern Railway. It is the second busiest station in South Yorkshire,and the fourth busiest station in Yorkshire &the Humber.
Inverness railway station serves the Scottish city of Inverness. It is the terminus of the Highland Main Line,the Aberdeen–Inverness line,the Kyle of Lochalsh line and the Far North Line.
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,10 miles (16 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.
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.
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