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°WCoordinates: 55°55′59″N 3°05′27″W / 55.9329756°N 3.0906951°W |
| Grid reference | NT319716 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
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| Station code | NEW |
| History | |
| Original company | Railtrack |
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| 3 June 2002 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  0.235 million |
| 2017/18 | 0.279 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.286 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.266 million |
| 2020/21 | 32,052 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Newcraighall is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 4 miles 54 chains (8 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburbs of Craigmillar and Newcraighall in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Abellio ScotRail.
History[]
The station was opened by Railtrack on 3 June 2002, and served as a terminus station for the Edinburgh Crossrail.
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 for 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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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank, with a half-hourly service operating at peak times (Monday to Saturday). Some peak time trains continue to Glenrothes with Thornton. All services are operated by Abellio 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.
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External links[]
Media related to Newcraighall railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Newcraighall railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Edinburgh
- Railway stations opened by Railtrack
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2002
- Railway stations served by Abellio ScotRail
- 2002 establishments in Scotland
- Borders Railway