Newtongrange railway station

Newtongrange
National Rail
General information
LocationNewtongrange, Midlothian
Scotland
Coordinates55°51′53″N 3°04′08″W / 55.8648238°N 3.0689380°W / 55.8648238; -3.0689380
Grid referenceNT331642
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byScotRail
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeNEG
Key dates
1 August 1908Opened
6 January 1969Closed
6 September 2015Resited and reopened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.139 million
2020/21Decrease 13,864
2021/22Increase 75,582
2022/23Increase 0.115 million
2023/24Increase 0.153 million
Location
Newtongrange is located in Midlothian
Newtongrange
Newtongrange
Location in Midlothian, Scotland
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Newtongrange is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 11 miles 77 chains (19 km) south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail.

History

The station was previously closed (along with the Waverley Route) in 1969. The station reopened, to the south of the original, on 6 September 2015.[1] On 9 September 2015 the Queen and Prince Philip stopped off in Newtongrange station to unveil a plaque to officially open the station.[2] The new construction work was undertaken by BAM Nuttall.

The station also directly serves the National Mining Museum Scotland.

Services

Borders Railway
(including Edinburgh Crossrail)
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 by a half-hourly service between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank during the daytime, with an hourly service in the evenings (Monday to Saturday) and on Sundays. All services are operated by ScotRail.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Borders to Edinburgh railway opens as longest line in UK in a century". BBC News. 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The Queen delights well-wishers in Newtongrange". BBC News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Train times: Edinburgh – Newcraighall – Tweedbank / Dùn Èideann – Talla na Creige Nuadh – Bruach Thuaidh" (PDF). ScotRail. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Eskbank   ScotRail
Borders Railway
  Gorebridge
  Historical railways  
Dalhousie   North British Railway
Waverley Route
  Gorebridge