Newcraighall railway station
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| Location | Newcraighall, City of Edinburgh Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°55′59″N 3°05′27″W / 55.9329756°N 3.0906951°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT319716 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | NEW | ||||
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| Original company | Railtrack | ||||
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| 3 June 2002 | Opened | ||||
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| 2019/20 | 0.266 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 32,052 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.121 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.178 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.250 million | ||||
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Newcraighall is a railway station on the Borders Railway in Scotland, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated close to the A1 road 4 miles 54 chains (8 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburb of Newcraighall and other parts of south-eastern Edinburgh such as Craigmillar and Niddrie. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.
History
The station was opened by Railtrack on 3 June 2002, and served as a terminus station for the Edinburgh Crossrail. Though fully within the City of Edinburgh local authority area, it is located only a few yards from its boundaries with both East Lothian and Midlothian.
Following the opening of the Borders Railway on 6 September 2015, the line was extended 30 miles 60 chains (49 km) south-east towards Galashiels and Tweedbank. The station now serves as a park and ride facility into central Edinburgh for commuters living in parts of East Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders.
Though the Waverley Route never had a station at this location, one did exist briefly at nearby Niddrie. It was opened in June 1843 by the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, operating intermittently until the station's ultimate closure in January 1869.[2]
Services
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(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
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As of the December 2022 timetable change, the station is served Mon-Sat by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. Services are hourly only during the evenings and all day on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]
Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References
- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ "Disused Stations - Niddrie"Disused Stations Site Record; Retrieved 17 May 2016
- ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
- Media related to Newcraighall railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Newcraighall railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Brunstane | ScotRail Borders Railway |
Shawfair | ||
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| Brunstane | ScotRail Edinburgh Crossrail |
Terminus | ||