Musselburgh railway station

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]

For other railway stations in Musselburgh, Scotland, see Musselburgh railway station (disambiguation).

Musselburgh
Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan[1]
380107 calls at Musselburgh with a service to North Berwick
Location
PlaceMusselburgh
Local authorityEast Lothian
Coordinates55.9335°N 3.0725°W / 55.9335; -3.0725
Grid referenceNT331716
Operations
Station codeMUB
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Number of platforms2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.457 million
2015/16 0.478 million
2016/17 0.464 million
2017/18 0.489 million
2018/19 0.455 million
History
Original companyBritish Rail
3 October 1988Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Musselburgh from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

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.

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]

Lothian Buses service numbers 30, N30 and 45 stop near the station.

See also

References
  1. 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/scottish-transport-statistics-no-35-2016-edition/sct01171871341-10/
  3. https://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
  4. https://www.railscot.co.uk/Musselburgh_Branch/
  5. Musselburgh station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  6. Table 238 National Rail timetable, May 2017
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wallyford   Abellio ScotRail
North Berwick Line
   Edinburgh Waverley
Dunbar   Abellio ScotRail
Edinburgh - Dunbar
   Edinburgh Waverley


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