Wallyford railway station is a railway station serving the village of Wallyford, East Lothian near Musselburgh in Scotland. It is located on the East Coast Main Line, 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) east of Edinburgh Waverley. It was opened by Railtrack in 1994 and is served by trains on the North Berwick Line.
General information | |||||
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Location | Wallyford, East Lothian Scotland | ||||
Coordinates | 55°56′26″N 3°00′53″W / 55.9405°N 3.0147°W | ||||
Grid reference | NT366723 | ||||
Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WAF | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Railtrack | ||||
Key dates | |||||
June 1866 | Opened | ||||
October 1867 | Closed | ||||
13 June 1994 | Reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.314 million | ||||
2020/21 | 36,444 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.152 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.209 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.286 million | ||||
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Early history
editThere was a short lived station on the site which was opened by the North British Railway in June 1866 and closed in October 1867.[1]
Facilities
editThe station is unstaffed, but a ticket machine is provided in the waiting shelter on platform 2 to allow intending passengers to buy before boarding or for collecting pre-paid tickets. A shelter is also provided on platform 1. Train running information is offered via CIS screens, customer help points, automated announcements and timetable poster boards. Step-free access to each platform is available via ramps from the nearby road and car park.[2]
Services
editMonday to Friday, there is an hourly service in each direction (half hour during peak times) between Edinburgh Waverley and North Berwick. During Saturday daytimes, there is an hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to North Berwick. Evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.[3]
There is also a train every two hours to Dunbar on Mondays to Saturdays only.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Prestonpans | ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Musselburgh | ||
East Linton | ScotRail Edinburgh - Dunbar |
Musselburgh |
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wallyford station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 238 National Rail timetable, May 2017
External links
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