Kingsknowe railway station

You can reach 24 stations directly from Kingsknowe on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Curriehill, with 42 trains a day.

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Kingsknowe is the nearest station for postcodes in EH13. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Kingsknowe

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Curriehill	42	42	12
Edinburgh Waverley	42	43	12
Haymarket	42	43	12
Kirknewton	42	42	12
Slateford	42	43	12
Wester Hailes	42	43	12
Glasgow Central	39	40	12
Livingston South	38	39	12
Shotts	38	38	12
West Calder	38	39	12
Addiewell	37	37	12
Fauldhouse	37	37	12
Holytown	37	38	12
Bellshill	36	37	12
Breich	36	35	12
Cleland	36	36	12
Carfin	36	36	12
Hartwood	36	36	12
Uddingston	36	37	12
Cambuslang	6	7	0
Motherwell	5	5	0
Carluke	4	4	0
Carstairs	4	4	0
Wishaw	4	4	0

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How busy Kingsknowe is

34,444 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,162nd busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Kingsknowe and Edinburgh than any other pair: 18,446 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 19 stations instead of 24, a drop of about 21%. Saturday runs to 24.

Nearest other stations

Wester Hailes 0.8 miles
Slateford 1.0 miles
Edinburgh Park 1.8 miles
South Gyle 1.8 miles
Curriehill 2.4 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Kingsknowe, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Hailes Halt · 0.4 miles
Colinton · 0.8 miles
Saughton · 1.0 miles
Juniper Green · 1.3 miles
Balgreen Halt · 1.4 miles
Gorgie East · 1.5 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.