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===Railway=== [[File:334038 sits at Edinburgh Waverley, 05 April 2013.JPG|thumb|left|A train preparing to depart from Edinburgh Waverley station]] [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] is the second-busiest railway station in Scotland, with only [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]] handling more passengers. On the evidence of passenger entries and exits between April 2015 and March 2016, Edinburgh Waverley is the fifth-busiest station outside London; it is also the UK's second biggest station in terms of the number of platforms and area size.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 2012 |editor-last=Pigott |editor-first=Nick |editor-link=Nick Pigott |title=Waterloo still London's busiest station |magazine=[[The Railway Magazine]] |location=Horncastle, Lincs |publisher=Mortons Media Group |volume=158 |page=6 |number=1334}}</ref> Waverley is the terminus for most trains arriving from [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] and the departure point for many [[Rail transport in Scotland|rail services within Scotland]] operated by [[ScotRail]]. To the west of the city centre lies [[Haymarket railway station|Haymarket station]], which is an important commuter stop. Opened in 2003, [[Edinburgh Park railway station|Edinburgh Park]] station serves the Gyle business park in the west of the city and the nearby [[Gogarburn]] headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The [[Edinburgh Crossrail]] route connects Edinburgh Park with Haymarket, Edinburgh Waverley and the suburban stations of [[Brunstane railway station|Brunstane]] and [[Newcraighall railway station|Newcraighall]] in the east of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2001 |title=Edinburgh CrossRail project |url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2001/12/729 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302034216/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2001/12/729 |archive-date=2 March 2013 |access-date=19 February 2013 |publisher=Scottish Government}}</ref> There are also commuter lines to [[Edinburgh Gateway]], [[South Gyle]] and Dalmeny, the latter serving [[South Queensferry]] by the Forth Bridges, and to [[Wester Hailes]] and [[Curriehill]] in the south-west of the city.
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