Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station

For other uses, see Dunfermline railway station (disambiguation).

18+1⁄2 miles (29.8 km) north of Edinburgh Waverley. The station takes its name from the nearby Queen Margaret Hospital. It is the longest railway station name in Scotland.

History

The station was opened on 26 January 2000 by Railtrack and the former National Express franchisee, ScotRail. It is located at the east side of the former triangular junction formed by Touch North, Touch South and Townhill Junctions (where the now closed Stirling and Dunfermline Railway to Stirling via Alloa diverged), and serves the eastern side of Dunfermline. Passengers can only purchase tickets using a machine at the station. There is no ticket office or newsagents and only a small covered waiting area, although there is a fairly large car park with 93 spaces and two electric vehicle charging points.

Services

There is a half-hourly service to/from Edinburgh (southbound) & Cowdenbeath (northbound) with hourly extensions to Glenrothes with Thornton and Leven. On Sundays, an hourly service runs in each direction (to Glenrothes only northbound). ^[2] A single evening service runs through to Perth all week, though the Sunday service runs earlier than its weekday/Saturday equivalent.

Dunfermline Queen Margaret Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain Banrigh Mairead [1]
A view looking west towards Dunfermline City station
General information
Location	Dunfermline, Fife Scotland
Coordinates	56°04′49″N3°25′17″W / 56.0803°N 3.4214°W / 56.0803; -3.4214
Grid reference	NT116883
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DFL
History
Original company	Railtrack
Key dates
26 January 2000	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.223 million

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dunfermline City		ScotRail Fife Circle Line		Cowdenbeath

References

1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
2. Table 215 National Rail timetable, May 2025

Bibliography

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN   978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• RAILSCOT on Dunfermline Branch of Edinburgh and Northern Railway