South Gyle railway station is a railway station serving South Gyle in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The station was opened on 9 May 1985 by ScotRail alongside new housing in the area, and is located on the Fife Circle Line, 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) west of Edinburgh Waverley. It has two platforms. There is a ticket machine and a shelter on each platform.
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| General information | |
| Location | South Gyle, Edinburgh Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°56′12″N 3°17′59″W / 55.9366°N 3.2998°W |
| Grid reference | NT189722 |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SGL |
| History | |
| Opened | 9 May 1985 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.382 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.363 million |
| 2020/21 | 49,842 |
| 2021/22 |  0.121 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.163 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Edinburgh Park station is also on the edge of South Gyle, which serves the North Clyde Line and the Edinburgh-Dunblane Line. Edinburgh Gateway station is to the north-west of South Gyle.
Services edit
Monday to Saturday daytimes, two trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley eastbound and two trains per hour head towards Inverkeithing and the Fife Circle Line. A few peak hour services extend beyond Waverley to/from Tweedbank.[2]
Evenings and Sundays, two trains per hour go to Edinburgh Waverley and two along the Fife Circle; evening trains via Dunfermline terminate at Glenrothes with Thornton, whilst coast line trains terminate/start at Kirkcaldy. Sundays see one train per hour running both clockwise & anticlockwise around the Circle.
References edit
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ Table 242 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links edit
- Train times and station information for South Gyle railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Haymarket | ScotRail Fife Circle Line |
Edinburgh Gateway or Dalmeny | ||
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