Musselburgh railway station
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Location | Musselburgh, East Lothian Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°56′01″N 3°04′21″W / 55.9335°N 3.0725°WCoordinates: 55°56′01″N 3°04′21″W / 55.9335°N 3.0725°W |
Grid reference | NT331716 |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | MUB |
History | |
Original company | British Rail |
Key dates | |
3 October 1988 | Opened |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Musselburgh railway station is a railway station serving the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian near Edinburgh in Scotland. It was opened by British Rail in 1988 and is located on the East Coast Main Line, 5+1⁄4 miles (8.4 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley, and is served by the North Berwick Line. It is located near the recently built campus of the Queen Margaret University.[2]
Two stations of the same name were opened by North British Railway. The 1st station opened in June 1846, which was renamed a year later as Inveresk railway station in July 1847. It closed in May 1964. The 2nd Musselburgh station opened in July 1847 and was located alongside the River Esk on its own branch line. That station serviced the Edinburgh and Dalkeith line to Fisherrow. It was closed to passenger services in September 1964 and goods services in December 1970.[3][4]
Facilities[]
The station currently has two platforms.
- Platform 1 is used for trains heading east to North Berwick and Dunbar.
- Platform 2 is used for trains heading west to Edinburgh Waverley, Haymarket, Glasgow Central and Ayr.
Both have waiting shelters, CIS screens and customer help points. Platform 2 also has a self-service ticket machine in its shelter, to allow intending passengers to purchase prior to travel or collect pre-paid tickets (the station is otherwise unmanned). Train running information is also provided via automatic announcements and timetable posters. Step-free access is available to each platform.[5]
Services[]
Monday to Friday daytimes there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh (with peak-time services carrying on to Haymarket) and eastbound to North Berwick with a half-hourly service on Saturdays. On evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction. On Monday to Saturdays there is a bi-hourly and late night limited stop service that runs from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar that stops at Musselburgh. There is also a limited service to and from Glasgow Central and Ayr (via Carstairs) on Mondays–Saturdays.[6]
Transport links[]
Lothian Buses service numbers 30, N30 and 45 stop near the station.
See also[]
- List of places in East Lothian
- List of places in Scotland
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.
- ^ "SCT01171871341-10".
- ^ https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ "RAILSCOT | North British Railway | Musselburgh Branch".
- ^ Musselburgh station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 238 National Rail timetable, May 2017
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Musselburgh railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Musselburgh railway station from National Rail
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Following station | ||
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Wallyford | Abellio ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
Dunbar | Abellio ScotRail Edinburgh - Dunbar |
Edinburgh Waverley |
- Railway stations in East Lothian
- Railway stations served by Abellio ScotRail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Musselburgh
- 1988 establishments in Scotland
- Scotland railway station stubs