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Location notes
This location is situated on the Mainline from Edinburgh-Falkirk, Glasgow, Stirling and Dunblane.
Railway type and traffic
The type of trains usually found at this location are all First Scotrail class 150s, 156s 158s and 170s plus the daily Inverness-London Kings Cross Hst working which passes through the station at around 11:05 going South and 16:40 going North.
Environment
It is strongly advised that you do not wear a Hibernian colours as this railway station lies in the Heart Of Midlothian area of the City. It is not recommended to go this station after dark as it is unstaffed but has security staff that call in now and again.
Road directions
To get to this location by car simply take the Edinburgh By-pass and follow signs for the Edinburgh Park Shopping Complex.
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Edinburgh Park map co-ordinates
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Edinburgh Park map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a big car park at the shopping complex.
Public transport
Getting to Edinburgh Park by Public Transport is easy as there is trains every 20 minutes from Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket. Train runs from Glasgow do not call here so you will have to change trains at Linlithgow or Haymarket. Fares from Edinburgh Waverley are £2.00 for an Adult Cheap Day Return and £2.70 for a Standard Day Return.
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Amenities
There are no toilets or shops at this station. The nearest place would be the shopping complex which is situated about 100 yards to the left of the Stirling bound platform.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Edinburgh Park
Streetmap links
Edinburgh Park general view map
Edinburgh Park close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Edinburgh Park
It might be necessary to adjust the time to suit your visit, this link should open with the current day.
Edinburgh Park
Googly map
Edinburgh Park general view map
Edinburgh Park close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Edinburgh Park
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Photographic notes
This station is fairly good for both photographers and videographers as it has a footbridge that it fairly wide and keeps the sun out of the way. The bridge is also enclosed thus meaning you can take shelter from the Wind and Rain.
Railscot - Edinburgh Park
General views - All photographs © David Ross unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
From the platform
Fig 2 - Looking south
From the footbridge
Disclaimer
All information contained within this is site is © Trainspots. The images used on this site remain the property of the original photographer, as credited at the top of the page, and are used with their kind permission.
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.
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.
