Dalmeny railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Dalmeny
| native_name = {{langx|gd|Dùn Mheinidh}}{{sfn|Brailsford|2017|loc=Gaelic/English Station Index}}
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Dalmeny Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1305658.jpg
| caption = Dalmeny railway station in 2009, tracks towards the Forth Bridge visible behind its entry arch, the Forth Road Bridge is to the left.
| borough = Dalmeny, Edinburgh
| country = Scotland
| coordinates = {{coord|55.9862|-3.3815|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NT139778|25|NT139778}}
| manager = ScotRail
| platforms = 2
| code = DAM
| original = Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
original station
North British Railway
current station
| pregroup = North British Railway
| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
| years = 1 March 1866
| events = Original station opened by E&GR
| years1 = 5 March 1890
| events1 = E&G station closed
| years2 = 28 April 1890
| events2 = NBR Forth Bridge station opened
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.573 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 88,890}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.270 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.342 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.441 million}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Dalmeny railway station is a railway station serving the towns of Dalmeny and South Queensferry, about {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} west of Edinburgh city centre. It is on the Fife Circle Line, located just south of the Forth Bridge.
History
The current station is the second to serve the town. The first station was on the Port Edgar branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway which opened on 1 March 1866.Butt (1995), p. 76RAILSCOT The North British Railway closed the original station on 5 March 1890 to be replaced by the existing station at the same time as the opening of the Forth 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 the Fife Circle Line services, however there is a daily service between {{stnlnk|Glasgow Queen Street}} and {{stnlnk|Kirkcaldy}} that calls here and uses the line to Winchburgh Junction. The winter 2010/11 timetable extended the majority of the Fife Circle Line services to {{stnlnk|Newcraighall}} (at the south east end of the Edinburgh Crossrail), but since September 2015, only a few do so (working to/from {{rws|Tweedbank}} at peak periods).{{NRtimes|May 2016|242}}
{{rail start}}
{{rail line two to one
|previous1 = {{stnlink|Edinburgh Gateway}}
or
{{stnlnk|South Gyle}}
|previous2 = {{rws|Linlithgow}}
|next = {{rws|North Queensferry}}
|route1 = ScotRail
Fife Circle Line
|route2 = ScotRail
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
|col = {{ScotRail colour}} |lightcol1={{National Rail colour|ScotRail|branch=Fife Circle Line}} }}
{{Historical Rail Insert}}
{{rail line two to one
|previous1 = {{rws|Turnhouse}}
Line open, station closed
|previous2 = {{rws|Philipstoun}}
Line open, station closed
|next = {{rws|North Queensferry}}
Line and station open
|route1 = North British Railway
Forth Bridge connecting lines
|route2 = North British Railway
Forth Bridge connecting lines
|col = {{NBR colour}} }}
{{Disused Rail Insert}}
{{rail line
|previous = {{rws|Kirkliston}}
Line and station closed
|next = {{rws|South Queensferry}}
Line and station closed
|route = North British Railway
South Queensferry Branch
from the 1866-1890 station only
|col = {{NBR colour}} }}
{{s-end}}
Electrification
£55 million is being spent to electrify {{Convert|104|km|abbr=on}} of Fife Circle track, between Haymarket and Dalmeny, for use by battery electric multiple units, was begun by Scottish Powerlines in June 2022 and is due to be completed by December 2024.{{Cite web |date=2 Jun 2022 |title=Green light for £55m Scottish Government investment in decarbonisation {{!}} Transport Scotland |url=https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/green-light-for-55m-scottish-government-investment-in-decarbonisation/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.transport.gov.scot}}
References
= Notes =
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= Sources =
{{Commons category}}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man |edition=6th |date=December 2017 |orig-year=1987 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-9-8 }}
- {{Butt-Stations}}
- {{Jowett-Atlas}}
- {{Jowett-Nationalised}}
- [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/South_Queensferry_Branch/frame.htm South Queensferry Branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway]
{{Edinburgh railway stations}}
{{Transport in Edinburgh}}
{{Railway stations served by Abellio Scotrail}}
Category:Railway stations in Edinburgh
Category:Former Forth Bridge Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1890
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1890