Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station

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18+12 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.

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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 back along the coast. An hourly service operates in the evening (to Glenrothes only) and on Sundays (full circular service northbound). [2]

Dunfermline Queen Margaret

Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain Banrigh Mairead [1]
National Rail logo.svg
QueenMargaret.jpg
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
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDFL
History
Original company Railtrack
Key dates
26 January 2000Opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 0.249 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Dunfermline City   ScotRail
Fife Circle Line
  Cowdenbeath

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References

  1. Brailsford 2017, Gaelic/English Station Index.
  2. Table 242 National Rail timetable, December 2016

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