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Falkirk High railway station

Falkirk High railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line and situated on the southern edge of the town, close to the Union Canal.

Falkirk is also served by the railway station at Falkirk Grahamston.

History

The station was opened as Falkirk with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on 21 February 1842. Edinburgh-bound services initially terminated at , but were subsequently extended to the North British Railway's station at Edinburgh Waverley in 1846. The NBR took over operations in 1865 when it absorbed the E&GR, with the London and North Eastern Railway succeeding it at the 1923 Grouping.

In 1903, the station was renamed as Falkirk High recognising it being one of several stations in the town (the others being and on the to Larbert/Greenhill loop line) and its location above the town.

Services

Services at Falkirk High are mostly operated by ScotRail, with a number of additional services operated by Lumo.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Additional trains operate during peak hours, increasing the service up to 4 tph in each direction.

There is also a small number of Lumo services which call at the station during the evening, with 2 trains per day to Glasgow Queen Street and 1 train to London King's Cross via Edinburgh Waverley and Newcastle

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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.

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