Dalmeny railway station

Dalmeny Scottish Gaelic:Dùn Mheinidh
Dalmeny railway station in 2009, tracks towards theForth Bridgevisible behind its entry arch, theForth Road Bridgeis to the left.
General information
Location	Dalmeny,Edinburgh Scotland
Coordinates	55.9862°N 3.3815°W/55.9862; -3.3815
Grid reference	NT139778
Managed by	ScotRail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	DAM
History
Original company	Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway original station North British Railway current station
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 March 1866	Original station opened byE&GR
5 March 1890	E&G station closed
28 April 1890	NBR Forth Bridge station opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.606 million
2019/20	0.573 million
2020/21	88,890
2021/22	0.270 million
2022/23	0.342 million
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Dalmeny railway stationis arailway stationserving the towns ofDalmenyandSouth Queensferry,about 8 miles (13 km) west ofEdinburghcity centre. It is on theFife Circle Line,located just south of theForth Bridge.

History

The current station is the second to serve the town. The first station was on the Port Edgar branch of theEdinburgh and Glasgow Railwaywhich opened on 1 March 1866.TheNorth British Railwayclosed the original station on 5 March 1890to be replaced by the existing station at the same time as the opening of theForth Bridge.

Services

The majority of trains calling at the station (4 per hour each way Mon-Sat, 2 per hour on Sundays) are part of theFife Circle Lineservices, however there is a daily service betweenGlasgow Queen StreetandKirkcaldythat calls here and uses the line to Winchburgh Junction. The winter 2010/11 timetable extended the majority of theFife Circle Lineservices toNewcraighall(at the south east end of theEdinburgh Crossrail), but since September 2015, only a few do so (working to/fromTweedbankat peak periods).

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Edinburgh Gateway or South Gyle		ScotRail Fife Circle Line		North Queensferry
Linlithgow		ScotRail Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
	Historical railways
Turnhouse Line open, station closed		North British Railway Forth Bridge connecting lines		North Queensferry Line and station open
Philipstoun Line open, station closed		North British Railway Forth Bridge connecting lines
	Disused railways
Kirkliston Line and station closed		North British Railway South Queensferry Branch from the 1866-1890 station only		South Queensferry Line and station closed

Electrification

£55 million is being spent to electrify 104 km (65 mi) of Fife Circle track, betweenHaymarketand Dalmeny, for use bybattery electric multiple units,was begun by Scottish Powerlines in June 2022 and is due to be completed by December 2024.

References

Sources

• Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987].Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man(6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps.ISBN978-0-9549866-9-8.
• Butt, R. V. J.(October 1995).The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present(1st ed.).Sparkford:Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN978-1-85260-508-7.OCLC60251199.OL11956311M.
• 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.ISBN978-1-85260-086-0.OCLC22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000).Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas(1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers.ISBN978-0-906899-99-1.OCLC228266687.
• South Queensferry Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway