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Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line

Legend   Aberdeen to Inverness Line Aberdeen Portlethen Stonehaven Montrose Arbroath Carnoustie Golf Street Barry Links Monifieth Balmossie Broughty Ferry Dundee   Tay Coast Line Tay Railway Bridge (River Tay) Leuchars Cupar Springfield   Tay Coast Line Ladybank Markinch   Fife Circle Line Kirkcaldy Kinghorn Burntisland Aberdour Dalgety Bay   Fife Circle Line Inverkeithing North Queensferry Forth Railway Bridge (River Forth) Dalmeny South Gyle   Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line / Edinburgh to Bathgate Line   Glasgow to Edinburgh via Shotts Line / West Coast Main Line Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley   North Berwick Line / East Coast Main Line

The Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route. Passenger services are operated by First ScotRail, CrossCountry and National Express East Coast.

The route from Edinburgh is also that of the Fife Circle Line as far as Markinch.

Despite being the main railway line on the east of Scotland, this line is not electrified by means of overhead power cables (with the exception of the Edinburgh Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley section). This results in journey times taking significantly longer than journeys south of Edinburgh. The number of stops on a typical journey between Aberdeen and Edinburgh is also partly responsible for the amount of time travel takes between the two stations.

Route in detail