Edinburgh–Dundee line

The Edinburgh–Dundee line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Dundee via the Forth Bridge and the Tay Bridge. A branch runs to Perth. Passenger services are operated by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry and London North Eastern Railway.

Route

Part of the route is shared with other services:

Fife [Circle Line] between Edinburgh Waverley and Markinch

The majority of the line is double track. Between the junction with the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line and Edinburgh Waverley, the line is quadruple-tracked.

Historical

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

Edinburgh and [Glasgow Railway] between Edinburgh and Saughton Junction
Forth Bridge Connecting Lines of the North British Railway between Saughton Junction and Dalmeny Junction
Forth Bridge Railway between Dalmeny Junction and Inverkeithing South Junction
Dunfermline and Queensferry Railway between Inverkeithing South Junction and Inverkeithing Central Junction
Aberdour Line of the North British Railway between Inverkeithing Central Junction and
Edinburgh and Northern Railway between Burntisland and Leuchars North Junction
Tay Bridge and associated lines of the North British Railway between Leuchars North Junction and Dundee

In detail

Place	Station	Ordnance Survey grid reference	Notes
Edinburgh	Edinburgh Waverley		East Coast Main Line and Cross Country Route services join the Edinburgh–Aberdeen line at Waverley See Edinburgh Waverley railway station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh	Haymarket		See Haymarket station for other lines Bus link and tram links to Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh	South Gyle	'	Local services only
Edinburgh	Edinburgh Gateway	'	Tram link to Edinburgh Airport Highland Main Line and Fife Circle services only
South Queensferry	Dalmeny	'	Local services only
Forth Bridge			-
North Queensferry	North Queensferry	'	Local services only
Inverkeithing	Inverkeithing		Fife Circle Line connection; Bus link to Edinburgh Airport
Dalgety Bay	Dalgety Bay	'	Local services only
Aberdour	Aberdour	'	Local services only
Burntisland	Burntisland		Local services only
Kinghorn	Kinghorn		Local services only
Kirkcaldy	Kirkcaldy		Fife Circle Line connection
Markinch	Markinch		Fife Circle Line connection, also serves Levenmouth and Glenrothes
Ladybank	Ladybank		Connection for Perth
Perth	Perth		Highland Line connection
Invergowrie			Local services between Perth and Dundee
Springfield	Springfield		limited service
Cupar	Cupar		-
Leuchars for St Andrews	Leuchars		-
Tay Bridge			-
Dundee	Dundee		Glasgow–Aberdeen line connection.

Electrification

Currently, the only electrified section is that in Edinburgh shared with the lines to Glasgow.
Work to electrify the section between Dalmeny railway station and the junction with the Glasgow lines began in June 2022 and is expected to be completed by December 2024.

Services

There is an hourly service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen for most of the day. Most services are provided by ScotRail. 4 services are provided by LNER which provide services to/from Aberdeen of which 3 run to London King's Cross while 1 runs to Leeds. CrossCountry provides 1 train per day to Aberdeen from Plymouth while one runs from Aberdeen to Penzance and to Edinburgh. On Sundays, a limited service is provided by ScotRail who run 5 trains per day, LNER run 4 and CrossCountry run 1 service. On Monday-Saturday there is an hourly regional service from Edinburgh to Dundee, serving smaller Fife stations.