Visit North Queensferry Railway Station

Tucked neatly between the Forth Bridge and the Tunnel through the Ferry Hills, North Queensferry Railway Station is in an obvious, ideal location for travellers and tourists on the mainline north.

So obvious that it didn’t feature in the original plans of the North British Railway Company!

The original plan was for passengers to alight at Inverkeithing and change trains to the infrequent branch-line service to the original station at the Railway Pier in North Queensferry.

As work on the Forth Bridge progressed towards the official opening on 4th March 1890. public pressure brought them to their senses, and on 21st June 1890, they opened this little jewel of a station, ideally situated for local, national and international visitors, as well as train-spotters and Forth Bridge enthusiasts.

100 years later the building was closed, only to be restored to its former glory by volunteers with a Permanent Exhibition about the Forth Bridge, a magnificent Meeting Room and Art Gallery, a wonderful Bridge Centenary Mosaic created by villagers and local schoolchildren and easy access to North Queensferry.

Bridge Centenary Mosaic

Hop off the train, pop into the exhibition, and wander at leisure round the village’s 1000+ years’ of history and heritage.

The Exhibition Room

The station toilet is open for use and Wright’s Grocers – right next to the station – caters for sundries and essentials.

There is a book swap facility in the exhibition room, and another in the Phone Box at the bottom of The Brae.

Want to know more? Here is the history of the station

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Make a day of your journey – pick up a walking tour leaflets at the station or have a look at our online Walks Page

Stroll down the Brae passing three Village Wells, to reach Robert Stevenson’s 1817 Light Tower, learn about the ferry crossing in the adjacent Pierhead Museum then pop round the corner to the 19th century graveyard in the medieval St James’s Chapel, before walking along the shore to reach the North Cantilever of the Forth Bridge.