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]
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 380107 calls at Musselburgh with a service to North Berwick | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Musselburgh, East Lothian Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°56′01″N 3°04′21″W / 55.9335°N 3.0725°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NT331716 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MUB | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 October 1988 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.461 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  86,958 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.267 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.350 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.451 million | ||||
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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]
Facilities
editThe 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 as well as one morning journey which extends to Haymarket.
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.[4]
Services
editMonday to Friday daytimes there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh (with peak-time services carrying on to Haymarket) and eastbound to North Berwick. On evenings and weekends 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.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Wallyford | ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
| Wallyford | ScotRail Edinburgh - Dunbar |
Edinburgh Waverley | ||
Transport links
editLothian Buses service numbers 4, 30, N30, 46 and 48 stop near the station.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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".
- ^ "North British Railway: List of Stations with opening and closing dates from 1828 to 2003" (PDF). North British Railway Study Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2020.
- ^ Musselburgh station facilities National Rail Enquiries
External links
edit
- Train times and station information for Musselburgh railway station from National Rail
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