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Location notes
A quiet station on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The station is on the West Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and Carstairs.
Railway type and traffic
All services from Edinburgh to Carlisle and Glasgow Central:
East Coast 91s , Virgin Voyagers , Scotrail class 156 and 322s (though the 322s return south after the may 2004 timetable change )
Freight consists of:
DB Schenker mgr, enterprise and intermodal, engineers, steel , alcans, DRS nuclear flasks and Freightliner cement.
East Coast 91s , Virgin Voyagers , Scotrail class 156 and 322s (though the 322s return south after the may 2004 timetable change )
Freight consists of:
DB Schenker mgr, enterprise and intermodal, engineers, steel , alcans, DRS nuclear flasks and Freightliner cement.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Curriehill
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Environment
Quite quiet, though you can sometimes get kids hanging around in the evening. Having said that I have never experienced any problems.
Road directions
From the Edinburgh city by-pass (A720):
Take the A71 (Kilmarnock) road. Then take the second road on the left and the station is on the right, further up the road. (The first turn off is marked Heriott Watt university).
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Curriehill map co-ordinates
Take the A71 (Kilmarnock) road. Then take the second road on the left and the station is on the right, further up the road. (The first turn off is marked Heriott Watt university).
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Curriehill map co-ordinates
Parking
Station car park, free parking.
Public transport
Scotrail services between Edinburgh and Glasgow central, via Shotts.
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Amenities
Unstaffed station, no toilets. A few shops including bakers can be found in Currie, a few minutes drive away.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Curriehill
Streetmap links
Curriehill general view map
Curriehill close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Curriehill
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Curriehill
Googly map
Curriehill general view map
Curriehill close up map
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Photographic notes
Best positioning is on platform 1 (Glasgow bound platform), where the sun is more or less 'side on' for most of the day. Usually quiet enough for videographers.
General views - All photographs © Steven Wakefield unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking East
The Edinburgh direction.
Fig 2 - Looking west
The Carstairs and Glasgow direction.
Fig 3 - Looking east
From the end of platform 1, using a zoom lens to see beyond the over bridge.
Fig 4 - Looking west
From the station foot bridge. A similar shot, but at track level, can be obtained from the foot path next to the station.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
