Wallyford railway station
Wallyford railway station is a railway station serving the town 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.
Wallyford | |
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Location | |
Place | Wallyford |
Local authority | East Lothian |
Coordinates | 55.9405°N 3.0147°W |
Grid reference | NT366723 |
Operations | |
Station code | WAF |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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History | |
Original company | Railtrack |
June 1866 | Opened |
October 1867 | Closed |
13 June 1994 | Reopened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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Early history
There 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
The 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
Monday to Friday, there is an hourly service in each direction (half-hourly during morning and evening peaks, with a limited through service to/from Glasgow Central). On Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service westbound to Edinburgh and eastbound to North Berwick. Evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.[3]
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Prestonpans | Abellio ScotRail North Berwick Line |
Musselburgh |
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References
- http://www.nbrstudygroup.co.uk/nbr/pdfs/station_list.pdf
- Wallyford station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- Table 238 National Rail timetable, May 2017