Newcraighall railway station

Newcraighall

Scottish Gaelic: Talla na Creige Nuadh[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationNewcraighall, City of Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′59″N 3°05′27″W / 55.9329756°N 3.0906951°W / 55.9329756; -3.0906951
Grid referenceNT319716
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeNEW
History
Original companyRailtrack
Key dates
3 June 2002Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.266 million
2020/21Decrease 32,052
2021/22Increase 0.121 million
2022/23Increase 0.178 million
2023/24Increase 0.250 million
Location
Newcraighall is located in the City of Edinburgh council area
Newcraighall
Newcraighall
Location within the City of Edinburgh council area
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 close to the A1 road 4 miles 54 chains (8 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the suburbs of Craigmillar and Newcraighall in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by 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

Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
Up arrow Fife Circle Line
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 December 2022 timetable change, the station is served Mon-Sat by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. Services are hourly only during the evenings and all day on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]

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

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.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations - Niddrie"Disused Stations Site Record; Retrieved 17 May 2016
  3. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). Abellio ScotRail. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Brunstane   ScotRail
Borders Railway
   Shawfair
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Brunstane   ScotRail
Edinburgh Crossrail
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