Shawfair railway station

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Shawfair
National Rail
Shawfair station.jpg
LocationShawfair, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′04″N 3°05′25″W / 55.9176981°N 3.0902511°W / 55.9176981; -3.0902511Coordinates: 55°55′04″N 3°05′25″W / 55.9176981°N 3.0902511°W / 55.9176981; -3.0902511
Grid referenceNT318699
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSFI
History
Original companyNetwork Rail
Key dates
6 September 2015Opened
Passengers
2016/17Increase 22,236
2017/18Increase 31,588
2018/19Increase 41,138
2019/20Increase 46,488
2020/21Decrease 6,702
Location
Shawfair is located in Midlothian
Shawfair
Shawfair
Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shawfair is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 5 miles 64 chains (9 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the villages of Danderhall and Shawfair in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Abellio ScotRail.

History[]

At this point the line does not follow the old Waverley Route via Millerhill, the trackbed of which was severed by the construction of the Edinburgh City Bypass in the 1980s.

The construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall opening on 6 September 2015.[1]

Services[]

Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Up arrow North Clyde Line
Edinburgh Park Edinburgh Trams
South Gyle
Haymarket
Edinburgh Waverley Edinburgh Trams
Brunstane
Newcraighall
Shawfair
Eskbank
Newtongrange
Gorebridge
Stow
Galashiels
Tweedbank

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.[2]

Rolling stock used: Class 158 Express Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Newcraighall   Abellio ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Eskbank


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