Kingsknowe
Kingsknowe is a railway stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kingsknowe is situated nearby to the community center Longstone Community Centre, as well as near the health club One Fitness Studio.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingsknowe railway station and HM Prison Edinburgh.
Kingsknowe railway station
Railway station
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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.
HM Prison Edinburgh
Prison
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HMP Edinburgh is a prison in Scotland. It is located in the west of Edinburgh on the main A71, in an area now known as Stenhouse, and, although never named as such, has commonly been known as Saughton Prison from the old name for the general area. HM Prison Edinburgh is situated 3,200 feet north of Kingsknowe.
Wester Hailes railway station
Railway station
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Wester Hailes railway station is a railway station opened in 1987 by British Rail serving Wester Hailes in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. 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. Wester Hailes railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Kingsknowe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingsknowe and Longstone.
Kingsknowe
Suburb
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingsknowe is a suburb of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of Craiglockhart, and borders Wester Hailes, Slateford and Longstone.
Longstone
Suburb
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Longstone is a suburb of Edinburgh in Scotland. 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.
Parkhead
Suburb
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Parkhead is a residential area of Edinburgh, 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
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91911° or 55° 55′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.26372° or 3° 15′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7RWP9P+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2958296993OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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