Edinburgh to Aberdeen | FULL JOURNEY | ScotRail Inter7City Class 43 (via Dundee)

Full journey from Edinbrugh Waverley to Aberdeen on board a 4 carriage ScotRail Inter7City train formed of class 43 locomotives and Mark 3 carriages. This journey was filmed on the 0530 service on Thursday 13th June 2024 which called at Haymarket, Inverkeithing, Kirkcaldy, Markinch, Ladybank, Cupar, Leuchars, Dundee, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Montrose, Laurencekirk, Stonehaven and Portlethen.

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Edinburgh (EDB) (depart) 0:00:20
Haymarket (HYM) 0:03:26
Balgreen (Tram Stop) 0:09:29
South Gyle (SGL) 0:11:34
Edinburgh Gateway (EGY) 0:12:08
Dalmeny (DAM) 0:15:03
North Queensferry (NQU) 0:17:46
Inverkeithing (INK) 0:20:22
Dalgety Bay (DAG) 0:23:26
Aberdour (AUR) 0:25:46
Burntisland (BTS) 0:28:26
Kinghorn (KGH) 0:31:33
Kirkcaldy (KDY) 0:34:34
Markinch (MNC) 0:42:55
Ladybank (LDY) 0:52:26
Springfield (SPF) 0:56:52
Cupar (CUP) 0:58:53
Leuchars (LEU) 1:06:00
Dundee (DEE) 1:17:57
Broughty Ferry (BYF) 1:25:28
Balmossie (BSI) 1:26:24
Monifieth (MON) 1:26:53
Barry Links (BYL) 1:28:36
Golf Street (GOF) 1:29:19
Carnoustie (CAN) 1:30:08
Arbroath (ARB) 1:37:33
Montrose (MTS) 1:50:41
Laurencekirk (LAU) 2:00:24
Stonehaven (STN) 2:13:50
Portlethen (PLN) 2:22:18
Aberdeen (ABD) 2:34:46

At 0:15:24 this service passes over the Forth Rail Bridge and at 1:12:24 this service passes over the Tay Rail Bridge which is the longest rail bridge in Scotland (and longest in Great Britain until the HS2 Colne viaduct opens).

ScotRail services on this route from Edinburgh to Aberdeen usually operate hourly with LNER operating the service in certain hours of the day from London Kings Cross with Cross Country providing extra services towards Birmingham New Street. Most ScotRail services on this route have an express calling pattern being non stop Haymarket to Cupar with selected services skipping most stations between Dundee and Aberdeen. Caledonian Sleeper operate daily services 6 nights a week along this route to London Euston. Additional semi fast services operate hourly as far as Dundee with stopping services operating on this route as far as Inverkeithing/Kirkcaldy continuing to Dunfermline/Leven. Between Haymarket and Edinburgh additional ScotRail, Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, Lumo, LNER and Cross Country services operate. At Waverley there is ECML interchange and at Haymarket there is WCML interchange as well as Edinburgh Trams.

The rolling stock on this route is currently mainly Inter7city trains formed of 4 or 5 passenger carriages and 2 class 43 locomotives. Class 170 Turbostar 3 carriage units and Class 158 Express Sprinter 2 carriage units operate some services wither as single units or in multiple formations. LNER services on this route are operated by class 800 9 carriage Intercity Express Azuma bi-mode trains. Class 222 Meridian may replace the HST sets on this route, however this is not yet confirmed.

This route is in the progress of being electrified at the southern end around Edinburgh and Fife for new Bi-Mode ScotRail trains, with the rest of this route being unelectrified. This route is mainly double track throughout with short sections of single track at certain points along this route.

Journey sections:
Edinburgh to Haymarket 0:00:00
Haymarket to Inverkeithing 0:04:33
Inverkeithing to Kirkcaldy 0:21:25
Kirkcaldy to Ladybank 0:35:47
Ladybank to Leuchars 0:53:39
Leuchars to Dundee 1:06:57
Dundee to Carnoustie 1:19:44
Carnoustie to Arbroath 1:31:15
Arbroath to Montrose 1:38:48
Montrose to Stonehaven 1:51:50
Stonehaven to Aberdeen 2:15:14

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