Kingsknowe railway station

Kingsknowe railway station is a railway station serving in the city of . It is located on the Shotts Line from to via .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Kingsknowe, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “KGE” and “Kingsknowe Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HM Prison Edinburgh and Wester Hailes railway station.

Prison
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HMP Edinburgh is a prison in Scotland. It is located in the west of on the main A71, in an area now known as , and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the for the general area. is situated 3,300 feet north of Kingsknowe railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station opened in 1987 by British Rail serving in the city of , . It is located on the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line, but is not served by inter-city services - these are provided via the Shotts Line of the SPT network. is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Kingsknowe railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving in the city of , . It is located on the Shotts Line from to via . is situated 1 mile northeast of Kingsknowe railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingsknowe and Longstone.

Suburb
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is a suburb of the capital of . It is south-west of , and borders , and .

Suburb
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is a suburb of in . The area is primarily residential in nature, although the area includes several small shops, eateries and supermarkets, as well as one of the main bus depots for the city's buses.

Suburb
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is a residential area of , the capital of Scotland. It was one of the smallest wards in the Edinburgh City Council before a reorganisation into larger multi-member wards in 2007; since then it has been part of the Sighthill/Gorgie ward.

Kingsknowe railway station

Latitude
55.91891° or 55° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.26486° or 3° 15′ 54″ west
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Operator
ScotRail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“KGE”
Open location code
9C7RWP9P+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4305266448
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
2645462
Wiki­data ID
Q1819668
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Kingsknowe railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Kingsknowe”
  • Dutch: “Station Kingsknowe”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كينجسكنو”
  • French: “gare de Kingsknowe”
  • French: “Kingsknowe”
  • Italian: “stazione di Kingsknowe”
  • Urdu: “کنگز نو ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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