Edinburgh Park station

Not to be confused with South Gyle railway station.

Edinburgh Park

Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Dhùn Èideann[1]
National Rail
Edinburgh Trams
Entrance to Edinburgh Park railway station
General information
LocationSouth Gyle, Edinburgh
Scotland
Coordinates55°55′39″N 3°18′28″W / 55.9276°N 3.3077°W / 55.9276; -3.3077
Grid referenceNT184712
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2 National Rail 2 Edinburgh Trams
Other information
Station codeEDP
Key dates
4 December 2003Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.905 million
2020/21Decrease 0.129 million
2021/22Increase 0.290 million
2022/23Increase 0.396 million
2023/24Increase 0.522 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Edinburgh Park railway station is a railway station in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland, serving the Edinburgh Park business park and the Hermiston Gait shopping centre. The new station building was designed by IDP Architects,[2] and it opened on 4 December 2003.[3] It is the first intermediate station between Haymarket and Linlithgow since 1951. Ticket barriers came into use on 25 March 2015.

Station platforms

There are two platforms, linked by a covered footbridge, which is accessible by either stairs or a lift. There is also a pedestrian underpass just outside the station, accessible from both platforms. Tickets are available from one of the two ticket machines.

Edinburgh Park station is on the edge of South Gyle, but should not be confused with South Gyle railway station which is 1 mile (1.6 km) away.

The railway through Edinburgh Park station was electrified (using overhead wires at 25 kV AC) in October 2010 as part of the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link project.

Edinburgh Trams

Edinburgh Park station tram stop

The Edinburgh Park tram stop (and the entire tram line) opened on 31 May 2014, the station then becoming a fully staffed rail/tram interchange. The tram stop is adjacent to the southern exit of the railway station.

The first tram (under test and without passengers) called at the stop on 8 October 2013.[4]

Trams run across the city, heading West towards Edinburgh Airport via Gyle Centre, and East towards Newhaven, via the city centre, Leith and Ocean Terminal.

Services

Edinburgh to Dunblane, Glasgow Queen Street, Milngavie and Helensburgh Central services call at the station, providing eight trains an hour to Edinburgh city centre, two to Stirling, two to Glasgow Queen Street High Level via Falkirk Grahamston & Cumbernauld, and four to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level via Bathgate. The Milngavie and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk Grahamston do not run in the evenings or on Sundays, while the Dunblane services are hourly on a Sunday.[5]

Trains on the E&GR main line to Queen Street H.L via Falkirk High do not stop here and passengers wishing to travel to stations between Falkirk & Queen St H.L must change at Polmont during evenings and Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Haymarket   ScotRail
North Clyde Line
   Uphall
  ScotRail
Edinburgh to Dunblane Line
   Linlithgow or Falkirk Grahamston
  ScotRail
Glasgow-Edinburgh via Cumbernauld Line
   Linlithgow
Preceding station   Edinburgh Trams   Following station
Bankhead
towards Newhaven 		  Newhaven - Edinburgh Airport   Edinburgh Park Central
towards Edinburgh Airport

References

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  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. ^ "Edinburgh Park Station". IDP Architects. IDP Architects. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Railway Stations Opened in the UK". Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Slow tram test flanked by 21 contractors - Edinburgh Evening News". Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  5. ^ Table 226, 228 & 230 National Rail timetable, December 2018