South Gyle railway station
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South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle
in the City of Edinburgh
, Scotland
. It is located on the Fife Circle Line
4½ miles (7 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley
. It has two platforms. There is a ticket machine and a shelter on each platform.
Edinburgh Park station
is also on the edge of South Gyle
. It should not be confused with South Gyle railway station which is a mile/two kilometres away.
A new station is planned north-west of here at Gogar station.
Evenings and Sundays two trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley and two along the Fife Circle, one via Dunfermline
and .
South Gyle
South Gyle is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying on the western edge of the city and to the south and west of an area of former marshland once known as the Gogarloch, on the edge of Corstorphine. To the north, some streets in the area have names including the words "North Gyle" but North Gyle...
in the City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is located on the Fife Circle Line
Fife Circle Line
The Fife Circle is the local rail service north from Edinburgh. It links all the towns of south Fife and the coastal towns along the Firth of Forth before heading to Edinburgh.-Service:...
4½ miles (7 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley railway station
Edinburgh Waverley railway station is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being...
. It has two platforms. There is a ticket machine and a shelter on each platform.
Edinburgh Park station
Edinburgh Park railway station
Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. The station opened in December 2003 and is the first intermediate station between and since 1951....
is also on the edge of South Gyle
South Gyle
South Gyle is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying on the western edge of the city and to the south and west of an area of former marshland once known as the Gogarloch, on the edge of Corstorphine. To the north, some streets in the area have names including the words "North Gyle" but North Gyle...
. It should not be confused with South Gyle railway station which is a mile/two kilometres away.
A new station is planned north-west of here at Gogar station.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes four trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley eastbound. Two of these services generally carry on to and . Four trains per hour head towards and the Fife Circle.Evenings and Sundays two trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley and two along the Fife Circle, one via Dunfermline
Dunfermline Town railway station
Dunfermline Town railway station is a railway station in the town of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line north of Edinburgh Waverley.- History :...
and .