Edinburgh to Aberdeen line

Edinburgh–Aberdeen line
The Forth Bridge between North Queensferry and Dalmeny
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Edinburgh Fife Angus Aberdeenshire Scotland
Termini	Edinburgh Aberdeen
Stations	29
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Operator(s)	Abellio ScotRail CrossCountry Virgin Trains East Coast
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Operating speed	100 mph (160 km/h) maximum

The Edinburgh–Aberdeen line is a railway line linking Edinburgh with Aberdeen via the Forth Bridge, the Tay Bridge and Dundee. Also it serves as an extension to the East Coast Main Line and the Cross Country Route. Passenger services are operated by Abellio ScotRail, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains East Coast.

Part of the route is shared with other services:

This line is not electrified by means of overhead power cables (with the exception of the Edinburgh Haymarket to Edinburgh Waverley section). The number of stops on a typical journey between Aberdeen and Edinburgh is also partly responsible for the amount of time travel takes between the two stations.

The route comprises the following historical railway lines:

There is an hourly service between Edinburgh and Aberdeen (17 trains in total) for most of the day. Most services are provided by ScotRail (8 of which extend to Inverurie, one continuing on from there to Inverness). 4 services are provided by Virgin Trains East Coast 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, Virgin Trains East Coast run 4 and CrossCountry run 1 service.