Falkirk High railway station
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| Falkirk High | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Falkirk | ||
| Local authority | Falkirk | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | FKK | ||
| Managed by | First ScotRail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.351 million | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.533 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Falkirk High (source) | |||
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Falkirk High railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line.
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[edit] Services
Falkirk High Station is open 7 days per week, at peak times 8 trains per hours stop; 4 for Glasgow via Croy and 4 for Edinburgh via Polmont and Linlithgow.
Journey times to Edinburgh vary from 27 minutes to 38 minutes depending on stopping stations and time of day; to Glasgow the journey time is between 23 and 26 minutes.
Train services are provided by First ScotRail.
Falkirk is also served by a railway station at Falkirk Grahamston.
[edit] Statue
Falkirk High station is home to the metal sculpture of "Antonine the Legendary Engine" by George Wyllie. This sculpture is of sufficient importance to be listed and protected by the Railway Heritage Committee [1]
[edit] Trivia
The station is mentioned in the song "Loneliness Shines" by Malcolm Middleton, in which he calls it his "favourite place" [2].
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Falkirk High railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Falkirk High railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Croy | First ScotRail Glasgow-Edinburgh Line |
Polmont | ||
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