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Kingsknowe
Location
Place	Kingsknowe
Local authority	Edinburgh
Operations
Station code	KGE
Managed by	First ScotRail
Platforms in use	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 *	14,094
2004/05 *	18,409
2005/06 *	18,524
2006/07 *	19,942
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kingsknowe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Kingsknowe railway station is a railway station serving Kingsknowe in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. It is located on the Shotts Line from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley via Shotts. The station has two platforms, connected by a level crossing, and CCTV. It is managed by First ScotRail.

The staple passenger traction calling at this station is the Class 156 "Super Sprinter". As this station is at the junction of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs a colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and NXEC InterCity 225 can also be seen.

Service

It is currently served, Monday to Saturday, by one First ScotRail service each hour from Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Waverley. One train a day from Edinburgh terminates at Motherwell. There is a limited Sunday service at this station to Edinburgh and West Calder.

A B&W shot, level crossing, Kingsknowe, Edinburgh.

External links

• Train times and station information for Kingsknowe railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 55°55′7.91″N 3°15′54.31″W / 55.9188639, -3.2650861